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Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Hage Geingob has dismissed claims by Joseph Diescho that he owns a villa in Portugal. Geingob said this while bidding farewell to Portugal\u2019s Ambassador to Namibia, Fernando Manuel de Gouveia Ara\u00fajo, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Political scientist Diescho currently lives in Germany on an asylum basis as he does not feel safe in Namibia. \u201cSomebody claims [that] I have a house there [in Portugal]\u2026 Namibians can talk. I wish I had one there,\u201d the President said while addressing the ambassador.<\/p>\n

Geingob would again drive this point home: \u201cLet me debunk this thing of Diescho that I own a house in Cascais. Nonsense. He must stop this nonsense,\u201d he stated. In a telephonic interview on the same day, Diescho stuck to his guns. According to him, this was confirmed to him by diplomats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe background I have is that in June\/July 2019, I was privy to a conversation between senior European diplomats very familiar with Namibia, during which it was said that President Geingob purchased a property in a posh neighbourhood of Cascais in Lisbon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diescho added that the transaction was made through a local bank. \u201cI sent a direct WhatsApp query to the president, asking him to deny or confirm. I even asked him to help me understand that if it were true, what national interest such a transaction served? He never responded to this day,\u201d Diescho said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, De Gouveia Ara\u00fajo expressed gratitude, describing his stay here as the best during his career as a diplomat. De Gouveia Ara\u00fajo then invited Geingob to the United Nations\u2019 (UN) Ocean Conference, which takes place in Portugal next year. It will run from 26 June to 01 July.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping to receive the highest level of Heads of State,\u201d the outgoing diplomat said. The conference has been postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Geingob was also invited to the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries\u2019 (CPLP) conference. At this point, Geingob questioned the existence of the CPLP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is the purpose of the Portuguese-speaking countries [union] that is opening up to everybody? We already have the United Nations, so why do we need that… how many are we going to have?\u201d<\/p>\n

Geingob also quickly noted that in principle, there is no harm in forging camaraderie alliances among nations. To this, De Gouveia Ara\u00fajo said the CPLP plays a vital role in forging alliances, policy-sharing and deepening democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps, if I spoke in political terms, the CPLP is becoming like the Commonwealth. More critical, more powerful in terms of influence\u2026 I want to see Namibia as a full member,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

-Nampa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. President Hage Geingob has dismissed claims by Joseph Diescho that he owns a villa in Portugal. Geingob said this while bidding farewell to Portugal\u2019s Ambassador to Namibia, Fernando Manuel de Gouveia Ara\u00fajo, on Wednesday. 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