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Namibia : President Hage Geingob, 82, passes away after cancer battle

Namibian President Hage Geingob, 82, passed away in a Windhoek hospital after battling cancer. The cause of death wasn’t specified in the social media post, but it was revealed last month that he would seek treatment in the United States. « President Geingob was a towering veteran of Namibia’s liberation from colonialism and apartheid » said Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa. First elected president in 2014, Geingob was Namibia’s longest-serving prime minister and third president.Nangolo Mbumba is the interim president of the southern African country of Namibia. The nation faces upcoming elections later this year.



