Namibia, AfDB launch US.dollars 1.78 billion industrialisation blueprint

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2026-03-11

WINDHOEK, 11 March 2026 - Deputy Executive Director for Finance, Justus Mwafongwe, on Wednesday outlined a N.dollars 28.5 billion roadmap to diversify the economy and fix procurement bottlenecks at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Country Strategy Paper 2025-2030 launch. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 MAR (NAMPA) – The Namibian government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday launched a N.dollar 28.5 billion partnership designed to overhaul national infrastructure and break the country’s dependence on the mining sector.
The 2025-2030 Country Strategy Paper, launched in Windhoek, serves as a five-year financial engine for Namibia’s Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6).
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