Politics
Hage Geingob on track to becoming next president of Namibia in election landslide
Geingob trained as a teacher and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the New School for Social Research in New York. He served for 12 years as Namibia’s first prime minister after independence and was reappointed to the post in 2012, after being trade and industry minister for four years.
The new administration will consider establishing a new ministry that will focus on reducing poverty, Geingob told reporters shortly before casting his vote in a community hall in Windhoek. It will also address the issue of land reform in a systematic manner that respects property rights and the rule of law, he said.
Namibia was ranked Africa’s sixth-best governed country in 2013 by a foundation started by Mo Ibrahim, the founder of telecommunications company Celtel International BV.
Source: Agencies
