Namibia: Citizenship for Africans abroad mooted
Published: 16/Nov/2022
Source: New Era (Windhoek)
OMUTHIYA – Africans in the diaspora who want Namibian citizenship will be welcomed with open arms as the country is working on developing a policy that will grant them residence rights.
This was revealed by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (Mirco) Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during a courtesy visit by a former African Union representative to the United States, Arikana Chihombori-Quao, recently.
Nandi-Ndaitwah said the drafting of the policy is progressing well, and she wishes to present it to Cabinet for approval before the next financial year.
“The central element of this policy is rooted in the idea of how we as a country can link up with Africans in the diaspora, and how we discover one another as part of our contribution to the Africa we want, particularly now that we are starting to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” she noted.
The minister is of the belief that through that instrument, there will be a strong link between Africans on the continent and those in the diaspora.
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