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Global African Hydrogen Summit
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Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit 2024 Launch at Conference of the Parties (COP28) United Arab Emirates (UAE)

GAh2S will focus on the global role Africa expects to play in the hydrogen market and will facilitate collaboration and advance dialogue across policy, investment and the emerging hydrogen value chain

As part of Namibia’s COP28 program, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), dmg events and Vasco Da Gama Energy are proud to announce the inauguration of the Global African Hydrogen Summit (GAh2S). The Summit is scheduled to take place in Windhoek,…

Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

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    • From left to right: Kendi Borona, RRI; Khan//an /ukxa, Senior cónsul from traditional authority from Namibia; Hon. Royal Johan Kxao IUiloloo, Deputy Minister of marginalised Communities, Namibia; Fiesta Warinwa, AICA; State Minister, Ministry of Irrigation and lowlands, Ethiopia Hon. Endrias Geta; Chief Langman from traditional authority of Namibia. Photo credit: Matthew Sky Angula, Venture Media for Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
    • IP’s & LC’s Conservation Congress, Windhoek, Namibia, October 25-27, 2023. Photo credit: Matthew Sky Angula, Venture Media for Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities formalize a pan-African Alliance for Community Conservation at the first-ever Community-led Conservation Congress

At the Congress, participants made clear that across Africa, IPs and LCs—and especially the women and youth within these groups—have never been better positioned, organized, and coordinated to uphold and realize their land and livelihood rights

More than 300 representatives of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, governments, donors, and NGOs from 47 African countries gathered last month in Namibia to collectively develop a strategy for community-led and people-centered conservation in Africa. Participants from 47 countries shared their lived experiences, lessons, and challenges around community-led conservation during the…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Children and leaders from four Southern African countries renew their commitment to children’s rights

Leaders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe rally around education and the climate crisis in Walvis Bay to mark World Children’s Day

The Presidents of Botswana and Namibia, the Vice-President of Zimbabwe, and the Minister Community Development and Social Services of Zambia have joined more than 100 children to mark this year’s World Children’s Day at a summit in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The summit is a moment for children and their countries’…

African Nature-Based Tourism Platform

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    • Funding Mobilized for Communities in Eastern and Southern Africa Fuels Resilience and Conservation Efforts. Photo credit: Nikhil Advani / WWF-US
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Funding Mobilized for Communities in Eastern and Southern Africa Fuels Resilience and Conservation Efforts

The Platform’s goal is to mobilize at least $15 million to support tourism-reliant communities with pandemic recovery efforts and build longer-term resilience

The African Nature-Based Tourism Platform (https://NatureBasedTourism.Africa) has released a report showcasing the impact of funding mobilized for community-based organizations in eastern and southern Africa following the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region. This analysis highlights the impact of the pandemic on the nature-based tourism industry as well…

U.S. Embassy in Namibia
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Namibia: 22 Peace Corps Education Volunteers Swear In

Peace Corps Volunteers work alongside community members on locally prioritized projects that build relationships, promote knowledge exchange, and make a lasting and measurable impact

On November 16, 2023, 22 Peace Corps Trainees were sworn-in to begin their two-year service as education Volunteers in schools around Namibia. This 52nd group of Trainees to Namibia, arrived on August 30, and just completed their 12 weeks of pre-service training in Okahandja. At the invitation of the Namibian government,…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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1 in 3 children exposed to severe water scarcity – UNICEF

The climate changed world – with dwindling water supply and inadequate water services – is also changing children, altering their mental and physical health, new report warns

1 in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double burden of dwindling water availability and inadequate drinking water and sanitation…

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
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Namibia, China launch paired hospital cooperation mechanism

The event was attended by various Namibian officials as well as medical experts from both hospitals and the 15th Chinese medical team

The governments of Namibia and China on Wednesday launched the China-Namibia paired hospital cooperation mechanism at Walvis Bay Hospital, in the port town of Walvis Bay, about 395 km from Windhoek, the Namibian capital. The event also marked a medical equipment donation, valued at 1.07 million Namibian dollars (about 55,000…

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
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Confucius Institute in Namibia marks 10th anniversary with call to promote cultural exchange

The Confucius Institute has been a beacon of cultural exchange, language learning, and mutual understanding between Namibia and China

The Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Namibia (UNAM) on Monday celebrated its 10th anniversary since it started operations in 2013. The ceremony was held in the Namibian capital of Windhoek and was attended by officials and students from the UNAM, representatives from the Chinese embassy, and a visiting…

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Namibian Women Help Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Cervical Cancer by Encouraging their Male Partners to get Circumcised

The Ministry partnered with the PEPFAR through the USAID and their implementing partner Abt Associates to train mobilizers who promote the health benefits of VMMC in their communities

Christmas Shikongo is a 33-year-old father of three and a community mobilizer working to reduce HIV-related deaths in Omuhongo Village, northern Namibia.  For months, Christmas has been educating and counseling adolescent boys, men, and their partners on the health benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in preventing HIV.  As…

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Namibia: African Development Bank approves $196 million loan to modernize railway infrastructure

The loan, approved on 31 October 2023, represents 51.8 percent of the project’s total cost

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $196.43 million for Namibia to implement the second phase of its Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (TIIP). The loan, approved on 31 October 2023, represents 51.8 percent of the project’s total cost. The Namibian government…