Namibia could “make its own atomic bombs” should any external threats occur, president Sam Nujoma has said.

Speaking at the inauguration of the northern railway line at Ondangwa on Saturday, the Nujoma said economic freedom of the African continent was the major challenge faced by its nations after political independence was achieved. “We must prove to the whole of mankind that we can do better,” Nujoma emphasised.

“We have uranium here (in Namibia) and we train our own scientists and engineers and if they (external forces) create nonsense we can make our own atomic bombs,” Nujoma declared, speaking off the cuff.