Much Room for Better Trade

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Frederick Philander Windhoek "Our relations with African countries are historical as the liberation of the continent started way back in the 50s and 60s by hosting and training freedom fighters and supplying them with arms and ammunition." So said the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed Hadi Mostafa El Tonsi on Wednesday evening at the National Theatre of Namibia in celebration of his country's 56th anniversary of the 23rd July 1952 revolution. "This is a history that we share as well with Namibia, when Egypt hosted the first Swapo office in Cairo, forming the first Swapo military battalion and along came the diplomatic support until the Independence of Namibia. "After Independence came the second phase of the Egyptian support to the country in the form of strong technical... [read full story]