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‘Tech Domestication To Broaden Local Content In Energy Sector’
Leadership
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July 3, 2025
The Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has said that technology domestication is critical to provide buffer for strengthening local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. The NLNG reinforced the call at the panel session titled...
World Bank downgrades only Namibia in latest global review
Windhoek Observer
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Justicia Shipena Namibia has been downgraded from an upper-middle-income to a lower-middle-income country, according to the World Bank’s latest income classification update released this week. Namibia is the only country whose classification moved...
Regional leaders oppose Windhoek control of Mashare
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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Important decisions affecting the Mashare Agricultural Development Institute in the Kavango East Region are currently being made in Windhoek—a situation that regional leaders say must change. The institute, which falls under the Product...
India to set up vaccine hub in Ghana, expand UPI in Namibia during PM Modi's multi-nation tour
Colorado Star
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New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming five-nation tour, beginning on July 2, will see significant advancements in India's bilateral relations with African nations of Ghana and Namibia, including the...
PM Modi's 5-nation visit: Vaccine development among focus items in Ghana; discussions in Namibia to touch on UPI expansion
Colorado Star
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New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming five-nation tour, beginning on July 2, will see significant advancements in India's bilateral relations with African nations of Ghana and Namibia, with discussions to...
India Eyes Energy Deals with Ghana
The Asian Age
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama to explore avenues for strengthening economic, energy, and defence cooperation, as well as broader development partnerships. This marks the...
Metso secures $23m equipment order for Twin Hills gold project in Namibia
Mining Technology
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July 2, 2025
Osino Resources, an exploration and development company in Namibia, has awarded Metso an order for the delivery of key process equipment for its Twin Hills gold project. Located 150km northwest of Windhoek within the Damara Orogenic Belt, the...
88 Energy set to benefit as spotlight grows on Namibia venture
Proactive Australia
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July 2, 2025
Analysts at UK-based stockbroker Cavendish have repeated a bullish call on 88 Energy Ltd (AIM:88E, ASX:88E, OTC:EEENF) as the small-cap exploration company today confirmed it has extended its venture onshore Namibia. Cavendish today repeated a...
EU Hands Over Livestock Trucks to Boost Market Access in Namibia’s Communal Areas
Villager
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July 2, 2025
By: Patemoshela Lukolo In a step toward strengthening rural livelihoods and agricultural value chains in Namibia, the European Union (EU) Delegation to Namibia and the National Planning Commission (NPC) officially hosted the handover ceremony of...
Departure Statement By Prime Minister On The Eve Of Visit To Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, And Namibia
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Today, I embark on a five-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad&Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia from 2 to 9 July 2025. At the invitation of President H.E. John Dramani Mahama, I will visit Ghana on 2-3 July. Ghana is a valued...
88 Energy Expands Exploration Timeline in Namibia, Eyes Promising Lead 9 Structure
Kalkine Media
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July 2, 2025
Highlights 88 Energy extends Namibia exploration timeline to October 2026 High-resolution survey planned to assess Lead 9 structure Rising regional interest as major drilling activity looms nearb 88 Energy (ASX:88E) has taken a significant step in...
Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy
MIT Technology Review
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June 24, 2025
But environmentalists are not the only ones who’ve criticized the choice of location. An expanded port, built to facilitate ammonia exports, will sit immediately adjacent to a site that housed a labor and extermination camp during Namibia’s...
88 Energy JV secures 12-month extension for Namibian onshore licence
The West Australian
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July 2, 2025
88 Energy has secured a 12-month extension for the company’s onshore Owambo Basin petroleum exploration licence PEL93 in Namibia that will extend its first renewal exploration period through to October 2026. During the extension period, the...
Government to engage business community nationwide on AfCFTA opportunities
Informante
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July 16, 2025
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of International Relations and Trade, in partnership with the Ministry of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy, will be visiting all regions across the country to raise awareness about the African Continental Free Trade...
PM Modi to embark on longest foreign tour in 10 years: Minerals, energy and BRICS Summit on agenda
The Economic Times
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July 1, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a week-long, five-nation tour on July 2, marking his longest foreign visit in over a decade. The tour will cover Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, with a focus on expanding India’s...
Namibia welcomes Chinese visitors
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Minister of International Relations and Trade welcomed Chinese investors in a different range of agriculture-linked industries in Namibia. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi made the call during the Investing in Africa and China Agriculture Production and...
NLNG Advocates Domestication of Technology to Deepen Local Content in Energy Sector
Prompt News Online
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July 1, 2025
NLNG has reinforced its call for the urgent need to domesticate technology as a key pillar for deepening local content in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Speaking at the panel session titled “Technology as a Local Content Imperative: From Adoption...
Aupindi questions Namibia’s oil sector readiness
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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As Namibia moves closer to becoming an oil-producing nation, Swapo Party MP Dr. Tobie Aupindi has raised concern about the country’s ability to meet the skills demands of the growing petroleum sector. Tabling a notice of motion in the National...
Namibia starts building 100 MW solar project
pv-magazine
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June 23, 2025
State-owned utility NamPower has started construction on the 100 MW Sores Gaib Power Station in southern Namibia – its largest solar project to date. June 23, 2025 Patrick Jowett NamPower, Namibia’s national power utility, has broken ground on a...
PM Modi's Visit To Focus On Trade, Investment: Namibian Presidency
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Windhoek, July 1 (IANS) The Namibian Presidency has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Southwest African nation on July 9 will explore new avenues to enhance the bilateral collaborations between India and Namibia....