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• [New] UNHCR's Southern Africa Multi-Country Office is funding refugee livelihood and economic empowerment programming in Namibia under the same Community-Based Protection Strategy 2026 to 2029 anchoring the parallel Eswatini and Botswana calls. Impact Funding
• [New] UNHCR's Southern Africa Multi-Country Office is funding refugee livelihood and economic empowerment programming in Eswatini under the same Community-Based Protection Strategy 2026 to 2029 anchoring the parallel Namibia and Botswana calls. Impact Funding
• [New] UNHCR's Southern Africa Multi-Country Office is funding refugee livelihood and economic empowerment programming in Botswana under the same Community-Based Protection Strategy 2026 to 2029 anchoring the parallel Eswatini and Namibia calls. Impact Funding
• [New] Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so. SKY
• Namibia aims to produce between 10 and 12 million tonnes of hydrogen equivalent annually by 2050, potentially accounting for approximately 5 to 6% of projected global hydrogen trade volumes. African Leadership Magazine
• The Namibia Green Hydrogen Strategy estimates the creation of a significant amount of new jobs by 2030, alongside significant local content manufacturing. LinkedIn
• Namibia has an opportunity to develop new industries alongside hydrogen production. New Era
• With solar energy projects, Namibia has the potential to generate around double the amount of electricity annually than comparable installations in central Europe. European Council on Foreign Relations
• Across South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, the mobile industry is going through one of its biggest upgrades yet, the gradual shutdown of 3G networks to make space for faster, more powerful 4G LTE and 5G connectivity. 3G Mobile
• Debt De-leveraging: If day rates hit $550k in 2027 as some analysts predict, Transocean could theoretically clear its net debt within 4-5 years, potentially opening the door for its first dividend since 2015. / Namibia The Chronicle-Journal
• In Namibia, mining risks include export slowdowns and global trade tensions, but overall, the investment outlook is positive. African Mining Online
• While the absence of legacy fossil infrastructure may allow Namibia to leapfrog directly into a modern, green energy system, doing so will require synchronized investments across power, water, port, storage, and transport domains. EPCM
• The Government of the Republic of Namibia has committed to increasing the share of renewable energy in the national energy mix from 54% to 70% by 2040, as outlined in the Sixth National Development Plan and the Namibia Energy Compact. Namibia Oil and Gas - Namibia Oil and Gas is Namibia's
• As Namibia advances its green hydrogen and broader green industrialization agenda, the lessons drawn from China's experience are expected to inform national strategies on scaling renewable energy generation, strengthening storage capacity, and developing cleaner industrial value chains. Namibia Oil and Gas - Namibia Oil and Gas is Namibia's
• Regional Partnership Potential: Combined diamond production capacity from Botswana, Angola, and Namibia could establish an African diamond alliance controlling significant global supply chains while coordinating pricing and distribution strategies. Discovery Alert
• Angola and Namibia have expressed formal interest in participating as potential shareholders in De Beers operations, suggesting regional coordination mechanisms that could establish unprecedented producer influence over global diamond markets. Discovery Alert
• Gas and oil exploration continues in the country, which expects to start producing oil by 2030. / Namibia Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

Last updated: 19 June 2026