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Energy 14/09/2023

Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

Working in the shadow of prominent German players developing green hydrogen in Namibia, France's HDF Energy is also investing in the sector with a no-export strategy that should enable it to come on stream more quickly.

Energy 04/09/2023

TotalEnergies Block 5/6/7: PetroSA to sell stakes to CNOOC to fund exploration

South Africa's state-owned PetroSA plans to sell half of its 20% stake in the offshore block in the Orange Basin to fund its share in a long-awaited exploration well.

Mining 31/08/2023

Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

The European Commission and Namibia have approved a raft of joint projects, 10 months after signing a framework cooperation agreement in mining and industry. In addition, the EU is also in talks with further countries.

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Energy 27/07/2023

Suspended Namcor MD Mulunga was victim of company infighting

Diplomacy 19/07/2023

India and Namibia launch hi-tech university in Windhoek

The next generation of Namibian IT experts to begin training at the brand new India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (INCEIT) in Windhoek.

Business 05/07/2023

Nedbank claims €2.5m from Namibian businessman Benjamin Hauwanga

Nedbank is trying to recover the 50 million Namibian dollars it loaned to businessman Benjamin Hauwanga in 2020.

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SpotlightEnergy 17/05/2023

Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Namibian offshore, now seen as a new frontier for exploration after TotalEnergies and Shell's discoveries there, is whetting many appetites. South Africa in contrast is struggling in the shadow of the burgeoning new giant.

Business 24/04/2023

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

The Kenyan president has proposed that his country host the headquarters of the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area, which, once three more states ratify a deal struck in 2015, will group 29 African countries.

Energy 12/04/2023

Knowledge Katti set to make a killing on TotalEnergies and Shell Orange Basin discoveries

The intuition of Namibia's best-connected businessman, Knowledge Katti, could make him one of the country's richest people. He has positioned one of his firms in the heart of the promising blocks in the Orange Basin.

Energy 29/03/2023

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Africa's main oil lobby, run by lawyer NJ Ayuk, will organise its next Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris. The event is scheduled for 1 June.

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Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

As a future gas production zone, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia carry the hopes of the super-majors Total, ENI and ExxonMobil. They represent a new opportunity for investors as Africa's traditional oil and gas-producing countries are increasingly struggling to maintain production.

SpotlightEnergy Business 16/03/2023

ENI queues up for slice of Namibian oil and gas bonanza

After several recent discoveries by Shell and TotalEnergies, the Italian major ENI is working on all fronts with the Namibian authorities to invest in offshore permits. Asian companies also have an eye on the zone.

Offshore platforms anchored in the roadstead in the Walvis Bay lagoon.

SpotlightInfrastructure Mining 07/03/2023

Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

The opening of the Kazungula Bridge, which connects Zambia to Botswana, has robbed Zimbabwe of its status as a key gateway between the port of Durban and the Copperbelt. Deprived of significant revenue, Harare is preparing its counter-attack with the help of a handful of bankers.

An aerial view of the newly built Kazungula bridge over the Zambezi river in Kazungula, Botswana, on 10 May 2021.

Commodity traders 19/01/2023

US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

The new US ambassador to Antananarivo has made herself the spokesperson in Madagascar for her country's vanilla importers, who view the obligatory minimum price for the spice as much too high and have boycotted the sector in protest.

Energy 23/12/2022

Canadian junior ReconAfrica falls from grace

After having risen to more than $9 in June 2021, the price of shares in the small Canadian company, which is active in Namibia and Botswana, has recently collapsed. It looks like the grace period it had been enjoying - to the great annoyance of its competitors - is finally over.

Energy 19/12/2022

Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

When African leaders attended a summit meeting in Washington earlier this month, Namibian President Hage Geingob and his ministerial entourage highlighted his ambition to turn his country into a major exporter of green hydrogen. But unlike Europeans, his hosts seemed less than enthusiastic.

Namibian President Hage Geingob in Windhoek on 5 December 2022

Mining 07/12/2022

Wilhelm Shali hopes for green light for Ongombo copper mine

The Shali Group recently applied for a mining licence for its copper mining project in Ongombo on the outskirts of Windhoek. This marks the beginning of a new phase for Namibian businessman Wilhelm Shali.

Commodity traders 01/12/2022

Lychee trade hit by corruption allegations

Madagascan lychee exporters have lodged a complaint against the local branch of Transparency International, which has accused them of corruption. The affair, in which France's Compagnie fruitière and the Belgian firm Greenyard are implicated, is being followed closely by Western embassies.

Mining 29/11/2022

Antler Gold thinks big in Namibia

Beyond its flagship projects in Erongo, the Canadian junior has been busy over the past year gathering exploration licences elsewhere in Namibia.

Mining 22/11/2022

QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

The owner of one of only two industrial gold sites in Namibia, who has been seeking a buyer, has approached the authorities to expand the size of its waste rock deposits.

Mining 15/11/2022

Shiloam Mining set for fast-tracked copper permit

Far from the Kalahari Copperbelt, the Namibian company co-managed by former mining ministry official Edward Godfried is about to obtain two copper mining licences near the Angolan border.

Mining 15/11/2022

Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

The former ministry of mines adviser at the heart of a corruption scandal in the Namibian government has created a mining exploration firm in Botswana. He set the business up with his brother, already an active mining investor in Namibia.

Mining 09/11/2022

Namphos tries again to win approval for marine phosphate mining project

After several years of legal wrangling, the Omani-Namibian company is trying again to obtain approval from the Namibian authorities for its unique marine phosphate extraction project, despite opposition from the fishing community and other business interests in Walvis Bay.

Diplomacy 03/11/2022

Bertolino Miranda Ferreira to take up military attaché duty in Maputo

After three years coordinating Portugal's contribution to combating the insurrection in Cabo Delgado, the navy commander Paulo Gonçalves da Silva is preparing to make way for the air force officer Bertolino Miranda Ferreira at Portugal's embassy in Mozambique.

Mining 01/11/2022

Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

The man driving Australian firm Arcadia Mineral's Namibian activities, Lisias Pius, is continuing to expand his portfolio of lithium permits in the country at a time of growing global demand.

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Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

TotalEnergies Block 5/6/7: PetroSA to sell stakes to CNOOC to fund exploration

Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

Suspended Namcor MD Mulunga was victim of company infighting

India and Namibia launch hi-tech university in Windhoek

Nedbank claims €2.5m from Namibian businessman Benjamin Hauwanga

Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

Knowledge Katti set to make a killing on TotalEnergies and Shell Orange Basin discoveries

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

ENI queues up for slice of Namibian oil and gas bonanza

Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

Canadian junior ReconAfrica falls from grace

Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Wilhelm Shali hopes for green light for Ongombo copper mine

Lychee trade hit by corruption allegations

Antler Gold thinks big in Namibia

QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

Shiloam Mining set for fast-tracked copper permit

Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

Namphos tries again to win approval for marine phosphate mining project

Bertolino Miranda Ferreira to take up military attaché duty in Maputo

Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

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Green hydrogen: France's HDF Energy makes its mark in the shadow of Germany's Enertrag

TotalEnergies Block 5/6/7: PetroSA to sell stakes to CNOOC to fund exploration

Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

Suspended Namcor MD Mulunga was victim of company infighting

India and Namibia launch hi-tech university in Windhoek

Nedbank claims €2.5m from Namibian businessman Benjamin Hauwanga

Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Ruto wants to place Kenya at heart of future Cape-to-Cairo free trade zone

Knowledge Katti set to make a killing on TotalEnergies and Shell Orange Basin discoveries

TotalEnergies, Maurel & Prom and Perenco to attend African Energy Chamber forum

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

ENI queues up for slice of Namibian oil and gas bonanza

Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

US vanilla importers battle for lower minimum price

Canadian junior ReconAfrica falls from grace

Windhoek's green hydrogen hopes dashed in Washington

Wilhelm Shali hopes for green light for Ongombo copper mine

Lychee trade hit by corruption allegations

Antler Gold thinks big in Namibia

QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

Shiloam Mining set for fast-tracked copper permit

Ralph Muyamba shakes suspicions in Windhoek to start afresh in Gaborone

Namphos tries again to win approval for marine phosphate mining project

Bertolino Miranda Ferreira to take up military attaché duty in Maputo

Young mining baron Lisias Pius sees big opportunities in Namibian lithium

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