Hage Geingob death: Namibia’s new President Mbumba sworn-in hours after predecessor dies
By BBC Namibia has a new president in the shape of Nangolo Mbumba just hours after, as vice-president, he had announced the death of his predecessor. Hage Geingob, 82, died early on Sunday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month. The nation had lost a "liberation… icon", Mr Mbumba said. He has since been sworn-in as Mr Geingob's replacement and will serve in the role until elections due later this year. "I am not going to be around for the elections so don't panic," he said at a swiftly arranged swearing-in ceremony at state house, just 15 hours after the death of the president. Paying tribute to his predecessor, he said "our nation […]