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Outgoing Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba expressed his interest in securing fresh Chinese investments to support the development of civilian nuclear power in the country during a joint press conference with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Bloomberg reported Jan. 6. 

China, Africa: Namibia Eyes Chinese Investment in Nuclear Power as China's Wang Yi Kicks Off Africa Tour

Politics

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the presidential candidate for Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organization party, or SWAPO, was elected president with 57% of votes in the country's Nov. 27 general election, according to final results by the Electoral Commission, Reuters reported on Dec. 3.

Namibia: SWAPO Wins Presidency, Secures Parliamentary Majority

The leader of Namibia's opposition Independent Patriots for Change party, Panduleni Itula, announced that he would not recognize the outcome of the country's Nov. 27 general election due to widespread failures in the election's conduct, and he said he would challenge the results before the Supreme Court, BBC reported on Dec. 1.

Namibia: Opposition Issues Court Challenge Over General Election Chaos as SWAPO Takes Early Lead

Environment, Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Portuguese energy corporation Galp Energia launched its farm-out sale of half of its 80% stake in the Namibian oil block in the Orange Basin holding the Mopane oil and gas discovery, which the company estimates holds at least 10 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent, Reuters reported on April 22.

Namibia: Galp Energia Launches Farm-Out of Namibia’s Massive Mopane Oil and Gas Discovery

Namibian President Hage Geingob died of cancer in a Windhoek hospital, Reuters reported on Feb. 4.

Namibia: President Geingob Dies, But Namibia Likely to Remain Stable

Approximately 400 protesters rushed the Namibian parliamentary building ahead of the National Assembly vote on a $1.34 billion German reparations package for a colonial-era genocide against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups, Reuters reported Sept. 21.

Namibia: Protesters Bombard Parliamentary Building Before Vote on Reparations

Old Leaders in a New Africa

Namibian President Hage Geingob said Oct. 1 that his country should consider expropriating land to boost black ownership because the policy of allowing owners to willingly offer their property for sale has not worked, Reuters reported.

Namibia: President Considering Land Expropriation

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Coping With a Nuclear North Korea

In an effort to put additional pressure on North Korea and its expanding missile programs, the Cabinet Office of Japan has approved new sanctions on four Chinese companies, two Namibian firms and one individual each from China and North Korea, Japan Times reported Aug. 25.

Japan: Sanctions Imposed On Chinese And Namibian Companies With North Korea Ties

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The NATO symbol and flags of some member countries Oct. 18 in Brussels. The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet Nov. 26 to discuss Russia's first use of an experimental ballistic missile on Ukrainian territory, which on Nov. 21 Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed involved a new medium-range, hypersonic ballistic missile known as "Oreshnik."

Military & Security

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: A NATO-Ukraine Summit, Putin's State Visit to Kazakhstan

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Yael Braun-Pivet, a French lawmaker for the ruling Renaissance party, delivers a speech after being reelected as National Assembly president following the third round of voting on July 18, 2024.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

The Weekly Rundown: France Resumes Political Horse-Trading, Blinken Returns to Middle East

People wearing masks gather in a granite quarry in Antananarivo, Madagascar, for an Easter celebration.

COVID-19

The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

Current disruptions may provide only a short-term challenge for the region’s lucrative mining operations. But they will come just ahead of a longer-term blow to revenue caused by the pandemic-induced global recession.

COVID-19 Shakes Up Southern Africa’s Mining Sector 

Central African Republic

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Uganda

The influential region may not be able to hold onto the modest gains it has made for much longer.

The Post-Apartheid Era Ends

Over the past half-century or so, South Africa has earned the reputation as the economic powerhouse of Africa. While most of the continent has struggled to develop effective institutions and competitive industries, South Africa's unique geographic and historical advantages have enabled its economy to outshine the rest. Along with a handful of its neighbors that boast similar advantages, South Africa has leveraged its economic success to expand its reach north, gaining influence over large swaths of the continent. Today, geography continues to underpin South Africa's strength -- as well as its ambitions -- in spite of its many challenges ahead.

Southern Africa: A Sputtering Powerhouse

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Paris Agreement Emphasizes Shift Away From Oil

The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

Delegates attend a plenary session at the U.N. climate change summit in Paris on Dec. 9.

The agreement signed Dec. 12 in Paris is just a small part of a broader energy transition driven by technological change.

Climate Agreement Will Only Hasten Transition Beyond Oil

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Sri Lanka

Beijing is reluctant to draw attention to its port development projects and the fact that the Chinese navy is increasingly reliant on an extended supply network.

Modernizing China’s Military

Beijing's waterborne forces have become very active over the past five years. Sortie rates are increasingly high, and the number of global maritime deployments by the People's Liberation Army Navy is growing. Because of this, the Chinese are increasingly recognizing the need to improve both their underway logistics capabilities and the global infrastructure needed to facilitate their long-distance deployments.

Mapping China's Maritime Ambition 

Southern Africa Looks to Develop Its Great Potential for Power Production

Power grids in Southern Africa developed in large part due to the early demands from the mining industry. Countries now hope to develop electricity markets characterized by competition as much as cooperation.

Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Southern Africa's Resource Hunt

With a more efficient transport system, Central African countries could export larger volumes of minerals to the coasts and beyond.

Congolese workers stand beside bags of a mixture of cobalt and copper.

A competition is brewing among countries that want to capitalize on landlocked mineral wealth.

Bringing Central Africa's Minerals to Port

SITUATION REPORTS

China, Africa: Namibia Eyes Chinese Investment in Nuclear Power as China's Wang Yi Kicks Off Africa Tour

Namibia: SWAPO Wins Presidency, Secures Parliamentary Majority

Namibia: Opposition Issues Court Challenge Over General Election Chaos as SWAPO Takes Early Lead

Namibia: Galp Energia Launches Farm-Out of Namibia’s Massive Mopane Oil and Gas Discovery

Namibia: President Geingob Dies, But Namibia Likely to Remain Stable

Namibia: Protesters Bombard Parliamentary Building Before Vote on Reparations

Namibia: President Considering Land Expropriation

Japan: Sanctions Imposed On Chinese And Namibian Companies With North Korea Ties

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