- south african customs union http://www.sacu.int/ ( Botswana,Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland)
Company
- Namibian Top companies published by picasso headline
mining
- rossing uranium mine
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2019-07/27/content_37495923.htm China National Uranium Corp Ltd, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corp, announced that it has purchased 68.62 percent of the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia from mining giant Rio Tinto, the company said on Thursday. "This cooperation will contribute substantially to Namibia in tax contributions, employment, business opportunities and in-depth cooperation for future China-Africa cooperation," said He Zixing, the vice-president of CNNC which is one of the country's largest nuclear power companies.
france
- http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20180312-french-auto-giant-set-assembly-plant-namibia Under an investment agreement with the Namibian government, PSA -- whose brands also include Citroen, DS and Vauxhall -- will reach output capacity of 5,000 vehicles per year at the plant in the port town of Walvis Bay by 2020, it said in a statement.
Germany
- The Herero Wars were a series of colonial wars between the German Empire and the Herero people of German South-West Africa (present-day Namibia). The Hereros were cattle grazers, occupying most of central and northern South-West Africa. During the Scramble for Africa, South-West Africa was claimed by Germany in August 1884. At that time, it was the only overseas German territory deemed suitable for white settlement. German colonists arriving in the following years occupied large areas of land, ignoring any claims by the Herero and other natives. There was continual resistance by the natives. A sort of peace was worked out in 1894. In that year Theodor Leutwein became Governor of the colony and began a period of rapid development. White settlers were further encouraged, took more land from the natives, and caused a great deal of discontent. In 1903, some of the Khoi and Herero tribes rose in revolt and about 60 German settlers were killed. Troops were sent from Germany to re-establish order, but only succeeded in dispersing the rebels, led by Chief Samuel Maharero. In October 1904, General Lothar von Trotha issued orders to kill every male Herero and drive the women and children into the desert. As soon as the news of this order reached Germany it was repealed, but by this time the rest of the native population was in full-scale revolt. When the order was lifted at the end of 1904, prisoners were herded into concentration camps and given as slave labor to German businesses, where many died of overwork and malnutrition. It took until 1908 to re-establish German authority over the territory. By that time tens of thousands of Africans (estimates range from 34,000 to 110,000) had been either killed or died of thirst while fleeing. At the height the campaign some 19,000 German troops were involved. At about the same time diamonds were discovered in the territory, and this did much to boost its prosperity. However it was short-lived. In 1915, during World War I, British and South African forces occupied South-West Africa, which became a protectorate of South Africa.
- https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-human-remains-from-namibia-genocide/a-45268717 The German government on Wednesday handed over human remains of the Herero and Nama indigenous groups from present-day Namibia that had been stored in hospitals, museums and universities for decades. The remains, acquired for racially-tinged scientific experiments, are tied to Germany's brutal colonial legacy in the southwest African nation. Between 1904 and 1908, German imperial soldiers massacred thousands from both indigenous groupsin what has been called the "first genocide of the 20th century." While the German government has recognized the slaughter of the Herero and Nama groups as a genocide, parliament has not followed suit.
China
- visit by leaders
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and China's top legislator Li Zhanshu met with Namibian President Hage Geingob in Beijing Friday, vowing to boost bilateral relations. Calling Namibia China's important cooperation partner in Africa, Premier Li said China expected to consolidate political trust with Namibia, enhance win-win cooperation and coordination in regional and global affairs to jointly build a brighter future for bilateral ties. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/30/c_137077783.htm
- recount of ex-diplomat
- http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20160115/PDF/b14_screen.pdf by 陳來元
- The Namibian Husab Uranium Mine operated by China's State-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp had produced over 1,000 metric tons of uranium oxide in 2017. The Husab mine, the third-largest uranium mine, will continue to be optimized in 2018. The company will ramp up its throughput to ensure the mine reaches its design capacity by this year, said Huang Xiaofei, a spokesman for CGN. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201801/24/WS5a67f705a3106e7dcc136424.html
- The Namibian Husab Uranium Mine, the third-largest uranium mine in the world and China's largest investment project in Africa, has been constantly increasing output since it came online in late 2016. The project, lauded as a paragon of Sino-African cooperation for injecting long-term vitality into the Namibian economy, saw its output exceed 1,000 metric tons in 2017. Taurus Mineral Ltd, an entity owned by a subsidiary of CGN called Uranium Resources Co Ltd and the China-Africa Development Fund, holds a 90 percent share in the mine and the Namibian state-owned mining company Epangelo has 10 percent. In addition to Namibia, the company has also signed agreements with uranium-producing countries including Kazakhstan, Australia and Canada. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/31/WS5b88aea0a310add14f388dbf.html
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rio-tinto-uranium/rio-tinto-sells-stake-in-namibia-uranium-mine-to-china-for-107-million-idUSKCN1NV2A7 Rio Tinto (RIO.AX)(RIO.L) will sell its 69 percent stake in a Namibian uranium mine to China National Uranium Corp (CNUC) for up to $106.5 million, it said on Monday, as China seeks to bolster supplies and Rio offloads less-profitable assets.
- social media
- Namibia was selected as one of the countries for the first phase of the global QQ project, launched by leading Chinese internet firm Tencent Holdings. Tencent on Monday announced the launch of the QQ X Project. The QQ social media application is a global player, being the third largest Social Media Application after Facebook and WhatsApp messenger. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-05/23/c_136308686.htm
Hong kong
- diplomatic representation
- 沈旭輝interview with hon con hkej 18jul15 a21
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