The Namibian President Hage Geingob has accused wealthy nations of not being honest when talking about the fight against climate change.
Speaking to reporters at a side event at the ongoing COP27 meeting in Egypt, President Geingob said wealthier countries, who he blamed for the current crisis, had turned climate conferences into talking shops.
He went on to describe the world’s largest polluters as “criminals” and the world’s poorer nations as their “victims”.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera also had a harsh message for richer nations.
Speaking at the conference, Chakwera said that wealthier countries should take on more responsibility in fighting climate change.
