President Boko officiated the 500MW Maun solar PV plant on 16 April 2026, shifting Botswana’s energy mix from coal to renewables at the Okavango Delta’s
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Cabanga TV is live: watch the Namibian grower who sells at the Windhoek market every week
Green hydrogen at Walvis Bay, a new N$200 million port terminal, a start-up serving five countries and farming in the desert are among the stories now free to watch. WINDHOEK, 17 October 2026 - A small greenhouse, five crops and a place at the Windhoek market every...
Botswana to Open Moscow Embassy, Woos Russian Investors for Rare Earths
Botswana flags a Moscow embassy and invites Russian investment in rare earths and diamonds — a bid to widen partners and its resource base amid the diamond
Botswana’s Diamond Stockpile Doubles as Prices Slump
Botswana’s diamond stockpile has swelled to about 12 million carats — nearly double the permissible level — as a gem-price slump constrains output and revenue.
MUSIKA launches coordinated Sourcing for Namibian Businesses
The platform gives buyers a trade desk for sourcing South African products and organising the transaction through delivery. Musika launches today for Namibian businesses buying from South Africa. Buyers can submit specifications, quantities, delivery destinations and...
MP Pushes ID-Card Travel to Unlock Kazungula Trade
Chobe MP Simasiku Mapulanga urged Botswana to adopt the SADC free-movement protocol for ID-card crossings at Kazungula to unlock trade through the corridor.
Namibia’s competitiveness ranking is a warning about execution
Namibia ranks 69th of 70 economies in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking; the useful question is not the number itself, but which institutions, infrastructure and business conditions must improve.
Red Sea disruption is redrawing Somalia’s trade routes
Somali importers are experimenting with more direct Asian shipping as insecurity around Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf raises costs and uncertainty across traditional Gulf-linked routes.
Egypt and Iraq are trying to build an industrial trade corridor
Business groups and Egypt’s commercial service in Baghdad are looking beyond commodity exchange toward partnerships, industrial cooperation and technical knowledge transfer.