{"id":101156,"date":"2026-04-20T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/french-interest-in-namibian-oil-and-gas"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:55:06","slug":"french-interest-in-namibian-oil-and-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/french-interest-in-namibian-oil-and-gas","title":{"rendered":"French Interest in Namibian Oil and Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>A delegation of 20 French companies and energy firms concluded the final leg of a business mission across different regions in Namibia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The mission is organised by Evolen, a French professional association representing 250 companies in the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a stakeholder engagement at the French embassy last week, French ambassador to Namibia Ce\u0301cile Vigneau said the mission signals a deliberate move by France to place energy at the centre of its economic partnership with Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mission gives a clear illustration of the interest of French economic actors in Namibia, as well as France\u2019s desire to put the energy sector at the core of its partnership,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Windhoek mission serves as a localised precursor to a continental shift in French-African relations.<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed that president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and French president Emmanuel Macron have already discussed the upcoming Africa Forward Summit, scheduled for 11 to 12 May in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation was led by Evolen executive director Francis Parmentier and head of development Gae\u0301tan Mandagot, supported by \u2018Team France\u2019 representatives from Business France and the French Agency for Development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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