A delegation of 20 French companies and energy firms concluded the final leg of a business mission across different regions in Namibia.
The mission is organised by Evolen, a French professional association representing 250 companies in the energy sector.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement at the French embassy last week, French ambassador to Namibia Cécile Vigneau said the mission signals a deliberate move by France to place energy at the centre of its economic partnership with Namibia.
“This mission gives a clear illustration of the interest of French economic actors in Namibia, as well as France’s desire to put the energy sector at the core of its partnership,” she said.
The Windhoek mission serves as a localised precursor to a continental shift in French-African relations.
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.
The delegation was led by Evolen executive director Francis Parmentier and head of development Gaétan Mandagot, supported by ‘Team France’ representatives from Business France and the French Agency for Development.
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