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Inner circles | Namibia
President Nandi-Ndaitwah completes technocratic government with hydrocarbons advisers

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, in Windhoek on 21 March 2025. © Opas Unocheyo/EPA via MaxPPP

The new Namibian head of state has appointed two hydrocarbons consultants, completing a government team composed of ministers with more technical than political profiles. [...]

Published on 30/05/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes Clotilde Ravel

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