Namibia's founding father contracts coronavirus

The first president of Namibia is "showing signs of improvement" during his treatment for coronavirus, the current President Hage Geingob has announced.

Ex-leader Sam Nujoma was admitted to hospital on Sunday and is in a "stable condition", President Geingob said in a statement, adding:

Quote Message: I wish to reassure the Namibian people that there is no cause for concern at the moment... I wish the founding president a prompt recovery."

I wish to reassure the Namibian people that there is no cause for concern at the moment... I wish the founding president a prompt recovery."

Mr Nujoma led Namibia for 15 years, after independence from South Africa's apartheid government in 1990.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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