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Immanuel Nathaniel Maxuilili of Namibia

‘He Was Willing to Die So Namibia Might Live’: Maxuilili Honoured at Heroes’ Acre

‘He Was Willing to Die So Namibia Might Live’: Maxuilili Honoured at Heroes’ Acre By Eyo Nsima Immanuel Nathaniel Maxuilili, who spent nearly three decades sustaining the SWAPO liberation struggle inside Namibia, has been reinterred at Heroes’ Acre, with his family honouring him as a fearless nationalist who sacrificed his freedom for an independent and […]

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EDITORIAL: Africa Must Turn Oil Windfall into Lasting Wealth

EDITORIAL: Africa Must Turn Oil Windfall into Lasting Wealth

EDITORIAL: Africa Must Turn Oil Windfall into Lasting Wealth   With Brent above $93 a barrel and Murban above $100, Africa’s oil producers have another chance to convert higher crude revenues into lasting economic gains. They must not waste it. Oil prices remain elevated, with Brent crude at about $93.11 a barrel, WTI at $85.35

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Afreximbank Extends $10m Facility to Azania Bank for Tanzanian SMEs

Afreximbank H1 earnings rise 30% to $535m as loans climb to $35.4bn

Afreximbank H1 earnings rise 30% to $535m as loans climb to $35.4bn By Eyo Nsima The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recorded a 30 per cent increase in net income to $534.7 million in the first half of 2026, driven by stronger lending and higher interest income, while asset quality also improved. Net income rose from

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NOGC 2026 ends with push to turn discoveries into dividends

NOGC 2026 ends with push to turn discoveries into dividends

NOGC 2026 ends with push to turn discoveries into dividends   The 4th Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOGC) 2026 has concluded in Windhoek with a strong call for Namibia to translate its petroleum discoveries into jobs, skills, businesses, investment and long-term national value. Held under the theme “From Decision to Dividend: Making

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Ogun Waterside Backs Dangote Deep Seaport, Pledges Peaceful Investment Climate

Ogun Waterside Backs Dangote Deep Seaport, Pledges Peaceful Investment Climate

Ogun Waterside Backs Dangote Deep Seaport, Pledges Peaceful Investment Climate   Ogun Waterside Local Government has pledged its full support for the proposed Dangote Deep Seaport, describing the project as a transformative investment that will accelerate industrialisation, create employment and reposition the coastal council as a major logistics and maritime hub in Nigeria.   The

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Namibia to honour liberation veterans with national awards Tuesday

Namibia to honour liberation veterans with national awards Tuesday

Namibia to honour liberation veterans with national awards Tuesday   Namibia will on Tuesday confer National Honours on veterans of the country’s Liberation Struggle, in a major ceremony aimed at recognising those who contributed to the country’s struggle for independence. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will confer the honours on August 25 at the Independence Stadium in

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US-Iran War: African Economies Feel the Heat as Oil Tops $100

US-Iran war hits day 176 as Brent nears $95, Hormuz disruption persists

US-Iran war hits day 176 as Brent nears $95, Hormuz disruption persists By Eyo Nsima The global oil market has reached Day 176 of the US-Iran war, with crude prices rising as prolonged disruption around the Strait of Hormuz continues to threaten global energy supplies. Latest market data showed Brent crude at $94.39 per barrel,

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Decades after their deaths, Namibia to rebury eight liberation heroes

Decades after their deaths, Namibia to rebury eight liberation heroes

Decades after their deaths, Namibia to rebury eight liberation heroes By Eyo Nsima More than four decades after some of them died in prison, on the battlefield or under mysterious circumstances, Namibia will on Monday honour eight heroes of its liberation struggle with a state reburial ceremony at Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek. The programme released

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Namibia invests N$160m to build oil workforce ahead of first production

Namibia invests N$160m to build oil workforce ahead of first production

Namibia invests N$160m to build oil workforce ahead of first production By Eyo Nsima Namibia has invested about N$160 million in educating and training more than 500 Namibians as the country moves from oil and gas exploration towards development and production, in a strategy aimed at ensuring that its emerging petroleum industry delivers jobs, skills

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L-R, Head of Transport Control, Dangote Ibese Plant, Ifeanyi Ezeala; Head of Transport Operations, Ibese Plant, David Idiege James; Divisional Director of Transport, Ibese Plant, Yusuf Balarabe; Head of safety, Dangote Transport Ibese Plant, Abau Peter Randy during the visit to Dangote Transport Ibese Plant’s Digital truck monitoring Dashboard as part of the Road Safety measures to track it's drivers real time Online, in Ibese Ogun state at the weekend.

Safe Driving: Dangote Transport Unveils Novel Real-Time Driver Monitoring Control Room

Safe Driving: Dangote Transport Unveils Novel Real-Time Driver Monitoring Control Room   Dangote Transport has taken another major step towards improving road safety with the launch of a state-of-the-art Driver Monitoring Control Room that allows drivers operating its trucks to be monitored in real time while on transit across Nigeria.   The innovative facility, located

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