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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...
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...
Namibia shows off its hard power
BusinessLIVE
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Smart turnout at Grootfontein reveals a small iron fist that tilts to China 10 July 2025 - 05:00 by Dean Wingrin Namibia marked its 35th anniversary in June with a parade at Grootfontein that reflected a modern military, a contrast with its...
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...
Namibia confers PM Modi with highest civilian award
Madhyamam
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July 9, 2025
Windhoek: 'Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis', Namibia's highest civilian honour, was conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The award was presented by Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Modi is in Namibia 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...
Namibia and India sign agreements to boost cooperation across multiple sectors
Informante
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July 9, 2025
Staff Reporter Namibia and India have signed several key agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation in a range of sectors, including health, agriculture, cybersecurity, culture, digital transformation, geology, and energy. President Netumbo...
Namibia, India talks centre on trade, diamonds, pharmaceuticals
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday said Namibia is committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation with India in strategic sectors such as mining and value addition. She made the remarks during official talks with...
Corruption in Namibia is systemic - and there is psychology at play
Namibian Sun
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July 11, 2025
Namibia is once again in the spotlight because of corruption. This time it's not the Fishrot but the state-owned oil company, Namcor. Thirteen individuals, including entities, have... If you are an active subscriber and the article is not showing,...
Namibia leads Africa group in call for IP reforms
Windhoek Observer
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Justicia Shipena Namibia has called for the adoption of an international legal instrument on limitations and exceptions for libraries, research, museums, educational institutions, and archives described the issue as critically important to Africa....
Namibia honours PM Modi with its highest civilian award, 27th top award by foreign governments
News9 Live
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July 9, 2025
India News During his state visit to Namibia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the country's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis.' This visit marks the third time an Indian Prime Minister has visited...
Namibia signs pact to align small businesses with int'l trade standards
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
WINDHOEK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Namibia has formalized a strategic partnership between its investment board and national standards body to enhance product compliance and facilitate local enterprises' access to regional and international markets. The...
Namibia joins Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and Global Biofuels Alliance
The News Mill
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July 9, 2025
Namibia on Wednesday joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and Global Biofuels Alliance. During a special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Namibia, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Economic Relations)...
Comedy giants unite Windhoek
Namibian Sun
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July 11, 2025
Laughter takes centre stage Dillan Oliphant, Rob Van Vuuren, Waylene Beukes and Loyiso Gola, live at NTN this weekend. Michael Kayunde 3 Hours Ago - 2025-07-11 00:00:00 This weekend, the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) will echo with laughter as...
Namibia Honours PM Modi With Top Civilian Award: All About The Welwitschia Mirabilis Award
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 19:41 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Namibia's highest civilian award and held talks with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to enhance bilateral cooperation This is the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to...
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...
Namibia Honours PM Modi: Here's A Full List Of His 27 International Awards
News18
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July 9, 2025
Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 19:53 IST PM Modi received Namibia's highest civilian award during his visit, marking his 27th international honor since 2014 Prime Minister Narendra Modi being conferred with Namibia's highest civilian award, 'Order of...
Nearly N$3m in illicit goods smuggled into Namibia this year
Namibian Sun
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July 11, 2025
Losses likely much higher, tax authorities say Despite continued efforts to curb the illicit trade of goods into Namibia, smugglers are able to exploit the vast, unguarded areas along the northern border. Phillipus Josef 2 Hours Ago - 2025-07-11...
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...