The Former Refugees Repatriation Association Namibia is demanding the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to release funds meant to repatriate over 43 387 refugees. Association president Mathues Nangolo says they want the same compensation the UNHCR gave to the Caprivi secessionists who were repatriated from Botswana to Namibia. “The Namibian refugees who were at Dukwe Refugee camp and were repatriated by the UNHCR from Botswana were given all kinds of assistance, they were resettled,” he says. He was speaking at a meeting between the association and UN resident co-ordinator Hopolang Phororo in Windhoek on Wednesday. Spokesperson Mathues Stefanus alleged the UNHCR has failed to implement its resettlement and rehabilitation programmes in Namibia under United Nations Resolution 435 of 1978. “What happened to the resettlement and rehabilitation budget of
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Jan
Namibia has been ranked the fourth safest country in Africa by Altezza Travel, a destination management company headquartered in Tanzania. This was announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Saturday. Altezza Travel formulated the rankings by reviewing leading global studies from recent years, including official statistics and citizens’ perceptions of personal safety. Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said Altezza Travel ranked Namibia as one of the safest and most peaceful countries to visit in Africa. “Namibia has long been one of the most politically stable countries, with infrastructure that is generally good and the tourism industry is well-developed. “Namibia was ranked fourth after Mauritius in first place, Ghana in second and Zambia in third place. This ranking points out our peaceful nature as Namibians, but also highlights that
Jan
Harmattan Energy, an indirect subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron, has drilled an exploration well in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia, which did not yield any commercial hydrocarbon quantities. After Chevron’s affiliate got an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism to spud up to ten wells in Namibia, encompassing around five exploration and five appraisal wells, anticipated to be carried out over three years, the company confirmed its intention to drill one exploratory well in Block 2813B within PEL 90 in the Orange Basin. To this end, the firm booked a rig from Northern Ocean for the Kapana 1-X exploration well, aiming to spud it in the fourth quarter of 2024. As a result, the Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible