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Namibia

A first oil academy takes shape in Walvis Bay

An Angolan company plans to offer practical training courses starting in 2026 to prepare future workers hired on offshore platforms by oil operators working in Namibia.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2025

State oil company Namcor still overwhelmed by debt with Gunvor

Although the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia has managed to pay off a large part of its debt to Geneva-based Gunvor, several tens of millions of dollars still remain to be paid.

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2025

Niger woes prompt Orano to resume interest in Namibia's uranium

The French mining giant is considering restarting operations at its Trekkopje project in Namibia. This is due to the surge in uranium prices on the international markets and to it having been sidelined in Niger, its historic stronghold.

Subscribers only Mining 11.03.2025

Germany's billion-euro fund to atone for Namibia genocide slow in coming

Memorial in the capital Windhoek to the genocide of the Herero and the Nama committed by German colonial troops, photographed in 2019. © Jürgen Bätz/dpa/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2025

SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

The Southern Africa Development Community has come out in support of the Madagascan Richard Randriamandrato for the position of chairperson.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

Namibia's star, considered Africa's new oil Eldorado since 2022, has dimmed. Investor and operator optimism has given way to concern, though the upcoming results from Rhino Resources could quickly dispel these worries.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2025

The New Guard
Senegal, Nigeria, Namibia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalFrançois Mendy, ex-journalist turns to regional politics

NigeriaPreston Ideh, continental finance analyst

NamibiaEsperance Luvindao, from telemedecine to health minister

Free access Politics, Business, Diplomacy 09.04.2025

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Namibia, Algeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastSimon Seroussi, Israel's new ambassador

NamibiaFrieda Mukufa, a poet with a clear commitment

AlgeriaSelma Bakhta Mansouri, Tebboune's understudy on the continent

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 26.03.2025

Spotlight
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

The French head of state is due to attend an Indian Ocean Commission summit in Madagascar in April, and may also visit the islands of La Réunion and Mauritius.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.01.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Madagascan counterpart Andry Rajoelina at the 19th Summit of the Francophonie in Villers-Cotterets, France, 24 October 2024.

Spotlight
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

The world leader in coloured gemstones has scaled back operations in Zambia and Mozambique after disappointing auctions. In Madagascar, the British group is no longer welcome in the sapphire sector after it brought a corruption case against an adviser to Andry Rajoelina.

Subscribers only Mining 21.01.2025

Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 May 2022.

Galp, Chevron and Rhino Resources gear up 2O25 Orange Basin campaign

Many drilling platforms will be active in the prolific Namibian basin in the early months of this year.

Subscribers only Energy 10.01.2025

Oil junior Eco Atlantic prepares to sell stakes in Orange and Walvis basins

The Canadian oil and gas firm is trying to rustle up interest from industry leaders for its assets in South Africa and Namibia, the goal being to start selling shares in its blocks next year.

Subscribers only Energy 12.12.2024

Top Namibian diplomat claims key evidence withheld in servitude suit

Ambassador Imene-Chanduru has complained of a failure to fully disclose information deemed crucial to the case.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.11.2024

China's CCECC wins $40m contract to upgrade railway

It will be upgrading the train line linking Kranzberg to Otjiwarongo in central Namibia.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 18.10.2024

Spotlight
Oil majors jostle for Galp's golden opportunity in Orange Basin

A dozen energy firms including majors Shell and TotalEnergies are competing to buy the Portuguese group's licence and rights to operate in the largest discovery ever made in the Orange Basin off the Namibian coast.

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2024

Galp Energia headquarters in Lisbon on 27 July, 2024.

Paris appoints new ambassador in Windhoek

France's ambassador to Namibia, Sébastien Minot, will be leaving Windhoek by September. His successor is career diplomat Cécile Vigneau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.06.2024

Majors ready to battle for Galp's geological gem

Lured by the multiple discoveries made in Orange Basin, several major oil and gas firms are keen to snap up a stake in the Portuguese company's PEL 83.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2024

A drilling rig in the waters outside Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Kimberley Process secretariat moves into Gaborone offices at last

One of the most pressing issues facing the certification body's new executive secretary, Bojun Tang, will be the issue of Russian diamonds.

Free access Mining 26.04.2024

Inner circles
President-in-waiting Nandi-Ndaitwah's handpicked young guard

Namibia's 70-year-old vice president is the overwhelming favourite to win November's presidential election. And a team of loyal followers will be supporting her all the way, with the discovery of billions of dollars worth of crude in the Orange Basin set to transform the economy.

Subscribers only Politics 22.03.2024

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in St Petersburg, Russia.

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Namibia

A first oil academy takes shape in Walvis Bay

State oil company Namcor still overwhelmed by debt with Gunvor

Niger woes prompt Orano to resume interest in Namibia's uranium

Germany's billion-euro fund to atone for Namibia genocide slow in coming

SADC's late call to unite behind Madagascar's AU Commission candidate

Shell and Chevron's poor results plunge industry and investors into uncertainty

The New Guard Senegal, Nigeria, Namibia

SenegalFrançois Mendy, ex-journalist turns to regional politics

NigeriaPreston Ideh, continental finance analyst

NamibiaEsperance Luvindao, from telemedecine to health minister

The New Guard Ivory Coast, Namibia, Algeria

Ivory CoastSimon Seroussi, Israel's new ambassador

NamibiaFrieda Mukufa, a poet with a clear commitment

AlgeriaSelma Bakhta Mansouri, Tebboune's understudy on the continent

Spotlight Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Spotlight Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Galp, Chevron and Rhino Resources gear up 2O25 Orange Basin campaign

Oil junior Eco Atlantic prepares to sell stakes in Orange and Walvis basins

Top Namibian diplomat claims key evidence withheld in servitude suit

China's CCECC wins $40m contract to upgrade railway

Spotlight Oil majors jostle for Galp's golden opportunity in Orange Basin

Paris appoints new ambassador in Windhoek

Majors ready to battle for Galp's geological gem

Kimberley Process secretariat moves into Gaborone offices at last

Inner circles President-in-waiting Nandi-Ndaitwah's handpicked young guard

UN ambassador Imene-Chanduru faces forced labour charges in US

The New Guard Benin, Namibia, Uganda

Benin Olivier Pognon, state lawyer taking on multinationals

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Battle for control of oil sector hots up in Windhoek

Chinese group CCECC wins $30m contract for water treatment plant

Embassies in SADC member countries to favour Riyadh's economic growth

Saudi Arabia lays groundwork for embassy openings in SADC

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

The New Guard
Senegal, Nigeria, Namibia

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Namibia, Algeria

Spotlight
Macron sets course for Indian Ocean's southern islands

Spotlight
Gemfields scales back emerald and ruby ambitions in southern Africa

Spotlight
Oil majors jostle for Galp's golden opportunity in Orange Basin

Inner circles
President-in-waiting Nandi-Ndaitwah's handpicked young guard

The New Guard
Benin, Namibia, Uganda