EU Makes Namibia A Key Part of its Infrastructure Plan to Rival China
October 26th, 2023
Via Semafor, a report that the EU is making Namibia a key part of its infrastructure plan to rival China: The European Union has made Namibia a key part of a major infrastructure development plan it is rolling out to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The southern African country has agreed a partnership with […]
Read more »Green Hydrogen: Africa’s Chance To Break The Colonial Extractive Dynamic
October 25th, 2023
Via African Arguments, commentary that green hydrogen represents Africa’s chance to break the historical colonial extractive dynamic: The first time I ever heard the term “Green Hydrogen”, it was said perhaps 100 times in one day. I was at a conference on the green energy transition in Berlin, Germany, where mostly European journalists, academics, and […]
Read more »Namibia: On Track To Become World Class Energy Hub
October 21st, 2023
Via WhyAfrica, a report on Namibia’s energy potential: Minister says Namibia’s on track to become a world class energy hub With its green hydrogen developments gaining traction, its massive oil and gas discoveries and ample opportunity for the development of renewable energy projects, Namibia is on track to become a major player in Africa’s energy sector. […]
Read more »Millionaires are Packing for Namibia: The ‘Australia of Africa’
September 29th, 2023
Via BizNewsTV, an interesting video report on Namibia, a country some are calling The ‘Australia of Africa’: In Namibia, there are only three people per square kilometre, the top income tax rate is 37%, citizens pay no capital gains tax, and there is no estate duty to be paid. Added to this low population density […]
Read more »Africa’s Newest Oil Jackpot Comes With a Corruption Curse
September 26th, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on how the ‘giant’ oil find off Namibia’s shores could be a game changer, but officials worry about corruption, social tensions and instability: It’s touted by some as possibly the world’s biggest-ever deep-water oil find. The discovery off the shores of Namibia last year by TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc of […]
Read more »Namibia’s Deep Sea Oil Bonanza Comes With a Dose of Caution
September 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg’s Next Africa, a cautionary look at Namibia’s recent deep sea oil discoveries: Explorers tried and failed for decades to find oil in Namibian waters until TotalEnergies and Shell announced major discoveries last year. More rigs raced to the coastline as reserve estimates climbed to 11 billion barrels of crude. With some touting it […]
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