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Namibia To Roll Out UPI This Year: Key Takeaways From PM Modi's Visit To African Nation
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 22:52 IST Talks between India and Namibia focused on bolstering bilateral cooperation in digital technology, defence, security, agriculture, healthcare, education and critical minerals PM Narendra Modi during a meeting...
PM Modi in Namibia: An era of mineral plus digital diplomacy
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Namibia on 9th July 2025, it was considered a visit that carried more weight than it showed. He became the first prime minister to do so in the last three decades, and the timing could have never been...
Namibia to introduce India’s UPI this year after PM Modi's visit to African nation
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
Namibia will roll out Unified Payments Interface (UPI) later this year and will set up an Entrepreneurship Development Center, it was announced Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held talks...
Dangote fuel storage mooted for Namibia
New Era
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Africa’s richest man billionaire Aliko Dangote, is reported to be preparing to construct massive fuel storage tanks at Walvis Bay. The tanks, reports suggest, would be able to supply much of southern Africa. The internet was abuzz yesterday with...
Namibian President Hails PM Modi's 'Historic' State Visit
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Windhoek, July 9 (IANS) The President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit as a "historic" one, highlighting that it is the first State Visit being hosted by her after taking...
Building Trust by Trusting less: Namibia’s Cybersecurity Imperative
Villager
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July 11, 2025
By: Annalize van der Merwe In 2024, Namibia recorded over 1.1 million cyber incidents. One major breach exposed 626 gigabytes of sensitive data, while globally, organisations witnessed a 47% surge in weekly cyberattacks during Q1 of 2025. These...
NOGC 2025 announces FNB and RMB Namibia as Gold Sponsors, TotalEnergies as Sustainable Energy Partner
African Mining Market
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July 11, 2025
The Namibia Oil and Gas Conference is proud to announce First National Bank Namibia (FNB) and RMB Namibia as Gold Sponsors for this year’s highly anticipated event. Alongside them, TotalEnergies has also joined as the Sustainable Energy Partner,...
Indian Prime Minister honoured with Namibia’s highest civilian award
Informante
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July 11, 2025
Staff Reporter PRIME Minister Narendra Modi of India has been conferred with the Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis, Namibia’s highest civilian award, making him the first Indian leader to receive this honour. “India and Namibia have...
Namibia exploration well days from drilling as rig charter confirmed
Upstream
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Rig owner Northern Ocean has clinched a contract with fast-moving Rhino Resources to charter a semi-submersible rig to the Namibia-focused player to drill up to four wells in its Orange basin licence where it already has two oil and gas...
History made as Indian PM addresses Namibian Parliament
Windhoek Observer
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Moses Magadza The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday addressed the Parliament of Namibia, becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so in 27 years. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila,...
Reuters: Dangote Refinery to Build 1.6m-Barrel Fuel Storage Tanks in Namibia
Arise News
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July 11, 2025
Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa, a Reuters report has said. Quoting two sources, it said that the move...
ACC campaign runs as graft case grips Namibia
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has partnered with the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to launch a nationwide media campaign aimed at educating the public on fighting corruption. The partnership was formalised on...
Reuters: Dangote Refinery Planning 1.6m Barrels Fuel Storage Tanks in Namibia
This Day
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July 11, 2025
•Facility to supply petrol, diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe •Oil falls as possible OPEC+ hike pause signals waning demand Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6...
The shattered mirror of Namibia: A Pan-Africanist analysis of economic decline and the urgency of sovereignty
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) There are realities whose poignancy transcends mere numerical quantification. Namibia’s recent downgrade by the World Bank’s classification – a global singularity, being the only...
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The Motley Fool Australia
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July 11, 2025
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Dangote Refinery to construct 1.6 million-barrel fuel storage facility in Namibia
Nairametrics
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July 10, 2025
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to construct fuel storage tanks in Namibia, aiming to supply up to 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to southern African nations. The strategic move marks a major step in the refinery’s ambition to...
Namibia urged to invest in domestic power generation amid rising tariffs
Xinhua News Agency
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WINDHOEK, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Namibia must take bold, nationally coordinated steps toward building its own power generation infrastructure to reduce its long-standing dependence on electricity imports and ease rising energy costs, NamPower Managing...
B2Gold Namibia to restructure and reduce the workforce at Otjikoto Gold Mine
African Mining Market
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July 10, 2025
B2Gold Namibia will scale down employment by approximately 400 jobs at its Otjikoto Gold Mine by the end of 2025 due to a transition from open pit to underground mining. It will, however, continue to look for new projects in the country and has...
India, Namibia Call For Fast-tracking Trade Deal With South African Customs Union
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home Africa India, Namibia Call For Fast-tracking Trade Deal With South African Customs Union India–SACU preferential trade agreement can be a transformative platform for regional trade, investment and value chain integration, PM Modi said India...
Agricultural output remains low as imports hit 100m …reduced harvest, poor marketing cited
New Era
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Namibia’s agricultural overall output remains low, as the country imported cereal grains worth about N$100 million during the first quarter of this year. This marks an increase of 66.3% when compared to the N$587.3 million recorded in the...