NAMIBIA MOURNS THE PASSING OF PRESIDENT HAGE GEINGOB

Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced that Mr Geingob had died in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 82-old leader had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed his diagnosis to the public last month. His office announced he would be travelling to the US for treatment, but would return to Namibia on 2 February. Mr Geingob became president in 2015 and was serving his second and final term in office. He underwent an aortic operation last year, and in 2014 he revealed that he had survived prostate cancer. Namibia is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in November.