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	Namibia
Population:	2.99m
GDP:	$13.18bn
Debt:	63.03% of GDP (2024)

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Vol 67 No 16 |

NAMIBIA
JAPAN

Japan secures foothold in Namibian rare earths as supply race intensifies

3rd August 2026

JOGMEC and Toyota Tsusho agree a joint venture for the Lofdal deposit, but questions remain over downstream processing

The Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security will invest up to US$33.9 million in a Toyota Tsusho unit developing a heavy rare earths project in Namibia, the...

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Vol 67 No 15 |

NAMIBIA

Nandi-Ndaitwah leans on Beijing

24th July 2026

New agreements with China come as weak growth, rising debt and stalled job targets sharpen pressure on the administration

Back in Windhoek from her 5-11 July trip to China, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah hailed a package of eight cooperation and investment deals with Beijing including an extremely detailed...

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