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Prime Minister Hage Geingob of Namibia has said the government has adopted a new strategy to work for peace in Angola but the details remain under wraps, ‘The Namibian’ reported on Monday.
He made the announcement after a three-hour meeting with a delegation from the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) in Windhoek last week. Geingob said it was unfair of the NSHR to accuse the government of not doing enough to help solve the Angolan conflict.
He cited examples of invitations to UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi for meetings in Windhoek and others which did not bear the desired fruit. “Peace cannot be made with your friend. It’s made with your enemy. [President Eduardo] Dos Santos and Savimbi must decide they want peace. “We are now tired of telling them to make peace. We are now only telling them to consult,” Geingob said.
Two months ago Geingob met church leaders to narrow a widening gulf between the churches and government and to inform them on what was being done to help solve the Angolan problems, especially with an eye to the situation in the Caprivi and Kavango border regions.
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