NAIROBI – Namibia’s creative and film industries are seeking international partnerships, new markets, and stronger government-backed investment following the Namibia-Kenya Business Forum on Wednesday at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Namibia Film Commission (NFC) delegation, including filmmakers, producers, businesspeople, and officials, said the summit fostered urgency and hope for Namibia’s creative economy. ...
NAIROBI – African leaders, global financiers and international partners have called for Africa to finance its own development, industrialisation and infrastructure. This is to be done through stronger local investment and financial reforms, saying the continent can no longer depend heavily on foreign aid and costly external borrowing. The call was made at the Africa...
NAIROBI – Vice President Lucia Witbooi says Africa must stop exporting marine resources without processing them, saying the continent must use its oceans to drive industrialisation, job creation and economic independence. She was speaking at the Parallel Round Table on Blue Economy, a sideline event along the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi earlier this week....
NAIROBI – Namibia has intensified once again and doubled down on its calls for urgent United Nations Security Council reforms. Namibia is unequivocal that Africa can no longer remain excluded from permanent representation while global tensions continue to rise. This position was ventilated by Namibia’s chief diplomat, trade and international relations minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi during...
Namibia is seeking concrete investment deals and practical business partnerships at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, with local business leaders saying the country must use the gathering to secure opportunities to create jobs, strengthen food security and grow local industries. Namibia- Kenya Chamber of Commerce president Elvis Mboya said Namibian business delegates attending the...
Namibia Kenya Chamber of Commerce president Elvis Mboya said Namibia could unlock new economic opportunities by learning from Kenya’s world-leading mobile money and financial technology systems. Speaking during a media interview in Nairobi, Mboya said Namibia must use the gathering not only to attract investors, but also to study how Kenya successfully used digital finance...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has urged French businesses to invest in Namibia, saying the country has made major progress in diversifying its economy beyond traditional sectors such as mining and agriculture. Witbooi made the call during a meeting with French businesses and the MEDEFI delegation on yesterday morning in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the...
NAIROBI – Vice President Lucia Witbooi arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday to lead Namibia’s delegation to the Africa Forward Summit opening today, where African leaders, investors, development partners and the President of France will discuss how to strengthen investment, innovation, and economic cooperation to drive Africa’s future growth. The high-level summit, held under the...
The Presidency has acknowledged growing concern over the leaking of key presidential decisions on public platforms before they are officially announced, saying the trend reflects the challenges of managing information in a fast-moving and open democratic society. The issue has drawn attention in recent months, with sensitive decisions and internal discussions increasingly appearing online ahead...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has suspended Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force Joseph Shikongo on Tuesday afternoon over undisclosed issues, while simultaneously appointing Major General Anne-Marie Nainda as Acting Inspector General with immediate effect. Sources at Presidency and Shikongo himself confirmed the suspension but refused to divulge further information surrounding the decision. “I am home,...