Namibia, Western Sahara Reaffirm Ties

Windhoek — President Hage Geingob has asserted Namibia and Western Sahara - a territory in the Maghreb region of North Africa - enjoy outstanding relations, rooted in their quest for freedom and independence.

Even though Morocco annexed Western Sahara and has been resisting efforts by the region to grant that country its independence, Geingob yesterday during the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic President Brahim Ghali's one-day state visit, said since Namibia's own independence in 1990, the two countries have maintained cordial bilateral relations.

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