Author: David Shoombe
Proposed US-Funded Paramilitary for DRC Mines Sparks Controversy
By: David Shoombe The General Inspectorate of Mines (IGM) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced plans to create a paramilitary special unit to protect the nation’s mining sites. The move has sparked discourse around…
AU Failed to Eliminate Food Insecurity in 2025
By: David Shoombe The 2025 Amnesty International Report indicates that the African Union (AU) has failed to reach its goal of eliminating hunger and food insecurity on the continent by 2025. In 2014, the AU set an…
IMF Calls for Sub-Saharan Oil Importers to Protect the Vulnerable
By: David Shoombe The International Monetary Fund’s Regional Economic Outlook of Sub-Saharan Africa for April 2026 advised oil importers to prioritise social and developmental expediture as a means of protecting the most vulnerable from high living costs as…
How We Survived Tough Times – Micro and Small Entrepreneurs
By: David Shoombe The longevity of micro and small businesses is defined by how business owners respond to crises such as scaling down specialisation, lifelong learning, and mentorship. The Villager took to the streets of Windhoek and engaged…
Middle East Conflict to Bite 0.2 Percentage Points off Africa’s 2026 Growth
By: David Shoombe The joint policy brief by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East presents a very serious risk to many African states….
BoN’s Near 100% Target Performance Frowned Upon
By: David Shoombe Economic observers and entrepreneurs have frowned upon the impact of the Bank of Namibia’s strategic objectives, which the central bank shared were successfully reached for the year 2025. Presenting the 2025 annual report, Bank…
Dangote Refinery Filling African Oil Supply Gap
By: David Shoombe Africa’s largest oil refinery, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, recently reported to have sold 12 cargoes of refined petroleum products amounting to 456,000 tonnes to countries such as the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ghana and…
Public Investment in Agriculture Shows Decline
By: David Shoombe An analysis by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Namibia has found that strategic investment in food security has decreased over the years, despite the government’s various declarations of agriculture as a sector. …
ECB Wants Energy Diversification to Reduce High Cost
By: David Shoombe and Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The cost of electricity in Namibia needs urgent intervention, with one of the solutions being to diversify energy generation. The Electricity Control Board (ECB) Chief Executive Officer, Robert Kahimise, made these…
Afreximbank Elevated by Global Credit Ratings
By: David Shoombe The 2026 Global Credit Ratings (GCR) have indicated an elevation of the Africa Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) from “Rating Watch Evolving” to “Stable” via a revised outlook. The revised rating shows the resilience of domestic…