Tanzania, June 22 -- Kongwa. Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has pledged to help reunite children of Namibian liberation fighters with their families after hearing emotional appeals from residents of Kongwa, where many fighters once lived during the liberation struggle.

The issue emerged during her visit to Kongwa, where some children of former liberation fighters and mothers who had been separated from their children shared painful memories and longstanding appeals for reunification.

Some of the children spoke to President Nandi-Ndaitwah in a Namibian language, while several mothers broke down in tears as they recounted how their children had been taken by liberation fighters and never returned.

Moved by the testimonies, th...