{"id":39871,"date":"2019-08-20T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T08:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-and-first-lady-in-namibia-for-three-day\/"},"modified":"2019-08-22T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T15:48:07","slug":"kagame-and-first-lady-in-namibia-for-three-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-and-first-lady-in-namibia-for-three-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame and First Lady in Namibia for three-day state visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Upon arrival to Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia; they were welcomed by the President Namibia Hage Gottfried Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos welcome as communicated by Rwanda\u2019s Presidency via a twitter account. <\/p>\n<p>Kagame is expected to hold discussions with his Namibian counterpart Hage Gottfried Geingob on Tuesday and witness the signing of a cooperation agreement which will open doors for further cooperation between the two nations in the areas of Trade and Investment, Mining, Air Service, Agriculture, Health, Tourism, Peace and Security, Infrastructure, Energy, ICT, Environment, Culture and Education among others.  <\/p>\n<p>They will also tour Namibia Diamond Trading Company that promotes diamond sorting, valuing, selling and marketing practices through the exclusive use of domestically mined stones.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda and Namibia enjoy cordial diplomatic relations which have seen the two sides cooperate on various matters including security.<\/p>\n<p>President Kagame has previously made visits to other southern African states, including Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>The visits are seen as a deliberate move by the presidency to consolidate Rwanda\u2019s relations with countries across the continent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VIxntKzWDJE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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