Witbooi implores Africans to honour liberation giants

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2025-05-25

WINDHOEK, 22 March 2025 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi being sworn into her new position at State House on Saturday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 25 MAY (NAMPA) – Vice President of Namibia, Lucia Witbooi has appealed to Africans to honour the legacy of Founding President and Father of the Namibian Nation, Sam Nujoma and that of other African leaders like him.
She made the call during the commemoration of anniversary number 62 of the African Union (AU), also referred to as Africa Day, in Windhoek on Sunday.
The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was founded on 25 May 1963, and it...

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