{"id":97566,"date":"2025-12-10T18:01:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/seven-new-ambassadors-represent-namibia-abroad"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:34:47","slug":"seven-new-ambassadors-represent-namibia-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/seven-new-ambassadors-represent-namibia-abroad","title":{"rendered":"Seven New Ambassadors Represent Namibia Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Alfredo Hengari, who previously served as presidential press secretary to former president Hage Geingob and continued in the role under president Nangolo Mbumba, is now heading to Brussels.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Walde Ndevashiya, the former Ohangwena governor, has been deployed as the high commissioner to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This is part of president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah\u2019s latest ambassador appointments.<\/p>\n<p>The appointments include deputy auditor general Goms Menette being deployed to Zambia, former executive director of the agriculture ministry Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata being deployed to Ghana, and former Swakopmund mayor Rosina \/\/Hoabes sent to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Former National Council member Weich Mupya was sent to Egypt and David Thomas to Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday stressed that ambassadors must keep headquarters informed, reporting analytically and offering well-considered recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever you send home as part of your report will shape future cooperation between our country and your host country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The president highlighted key national priorities under Vision 2030, the sixth National Development Plan, and the current administration\u2019s programmes, including agriculture, youth empowerment, quality education, housing, healthcare and the creative industries.<\/p>\n<p>She urged the diplomats to secure partnerships, investments and market access aligned with these areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomic diplomacy must take centre stage,\u201d she said, noting that the merger between international relations and trade was deliberate to support Namibia\u2019s growth and job creation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>She reminded the new diplomats of Namibia\u2019s continental commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proudly Namibian, but we are also proudly African,\u201d the president said, calling on the new appointees to advocate strongly for Namibia\u2019s positions in the Southern African Development Community, on the continent, and in global forums.<\/p>\n<p>She said all heads of mission must undergo a full induction course to ensure results-based management of foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah urged them to familiarise themselves with national policy documents and the political and economic contexts of their host countries.<\/p>\n<p>In an age of information overload, Sunrise is The Namibian\u2019s morning briefing, delivered at 6h00 from Monday to Friday. It offers a curated rundown of the most important stories from the past 24 hours \u2013 occasionally with a light, witty touch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Alfredo Hengari, who previously served as presidential press secretary to former president Hage Geingob and continued in the role under president Nangolo Mbumba, is now heading to Brussels. Meanwhile, Walde Ndevashiya, the former Ohangwena governor, has been deployed as the high commissioner to Nigeria. 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