Namibia: President Geingob to undergo cancer treatment, presidency declares
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 02: Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference on day three of COP26 at SECC on November 2, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. 2021 sees the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference will run from 31 October for two weeks, finishing on 12 November. It was meant to take place in 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Hannah McKay - Pool/Getty Images)
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, who was diagnosed with cancer during a medical check-up earlier this month, will undergo treatment, the Presidency announced on Friday.
His administration released a statement stating that he would continue performing his presidential duties but did not provide any other information regarding his condition.
Namibia is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections at the end of 2024.
Geingob told the public in 2014, when he was prime minister, that he had survived prostate cancer. He became president the following year.
“As part of regular annual medical examinations, the Presidency informed the Namibian public that the head of state was due for a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on 8 January 2024, which were followed up with a biopsy, of which the results revealed cancerous cells,” the presidency statement said.
“On the advice of the medical team, President Geingob will undertake appropriate medical treatment to deal with the cancerous cells.”
Reuters
