Namibia, Tanzania partner to boost bilateral relations, combat poverty, unemployment

President of Tanzania, John Magufuli has recently arrived in the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek on a two-day state visit. The cause of his visit is to strengthen bilateral and pan-African relations between two nations.

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob on May 27 called on Tanzania to work with Namibia to improve the livelihood of the people of both countries. Speaking at a meeting with visiting President of Tanzania John Magufuli, Hage Geingob said that Namibia and Tanzania face the same developmental challenges such as poverty and unemployment.

"The onus is on us to redouble our efforts in working towards a goal of eradicating poverty, sustainable development and maintaining peace and stability. I am confident that our getting together will yield tangible results, as we seek to transform and grow our economies and deepen our bilateral cooperation," Hage Geingob said, as reported by Xinhua.

The two countries will also discuss partnerships in agriculture and tourism. "It is essential for our countries to share experiences in these vital sectors and to aim at replicating the success stories in other sectors," he said.

Namibia’s Head of State, Hage Geingob further encouraged the countries to build a partnership for growth and development, emphasizing on the key issues such as agro-processing, value-addition of minerals, manufacturing and logistics. He requested his Tanzanian counterpart, John Magufuli to organize a Joint Commission of Cooperation which was last held between the two countries in 1999.

“I want to use this opportunity to call upon the officials of the countries to put more effort into reviewing all aspects which were agreed upon and to come up with a concrete and practical plan of action to revitalize our cooperation,” Geingob added.

I warmly welcome to Namibia my Dear Brother, President @MagufuliJP of Tanzania. Tanzania is a second home to many Namibians. The solidarity that we received from Tanzania shall be remembered forever. Today, shared prosperity is the new struggle in our privileged partnership. pic.twitter.com/laeNsDGXwy

— Hage G. Geingob (@hagegeingob) May 28, 2019

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