{"id":66229,"date":"2024-02-06T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=66229"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:31:27","slug":"akufo-addo-mourns-president-of-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/akufo-addo-mourns-president-of-namibia","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo mourns President of Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Namibia on the passing of their President, His Excellency Hage Geingob.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hage Geingobdied early on Sunday February 4 in a hospital in the capital, Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He was 82.<\/p>\n<p>First elected president in 2014, Geingob was Namibia\u2019s longest serving prime minister and third president. Namibia is to hold presidential and national assembly elections towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Geingob, who was serving his second term as president, revealed in January that he was receiving treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Namibia\u2019s President, Hage Geingob dead at 82<\/p>\n<p>A biopsy after a routine medical check-up in January had revealed \u201ccancerous cells\u201d, Geingob\u2019s office said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr Hage G Geingob, the president of the Republic of Namibia has passed on today,\u201d said a statement on Sunday from the acting president, Nangolo Mbumba.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, President Akufo-Addo said \u201cThe Ghanaian people and I express our deepest condolences to the Government and people of Namibia on the untimely passing of their President, His Excellency Hage Geingob. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Namibian nation during this challenging time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Namibia on the passing of their President, His Excellency Hage Geingob. Hage Geingobdied early on Sunday February 4 in a hospital in the capital, Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He was 82. 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