Germany donates N$600 million for development

THE National Planning Commission and Germany signed a development package this week worth N$600 million.

Roughly half of it will go to the Walvis Bay port expansion, while a considerable portion is earmarked for nature parks and water management. “This agreement is the last tranche under the existing two-year co-operation cycle covering the years 2005-06,” Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, said on Wednesday.”The new cycle will be negotiated in Germany next week.We experienced some technical difficulties on both sides to finalise the agreements.”NamPort will receive a loan of 35 million euros (about N$350 million) to expand the Walvis Bay port, 3 million euros (N$30 million) will go to the Bwabwata, Mudumu and Mamili national parks to help communities to set up tourism infrastructure, while another N$30 million will be used for water resource management and groundwater exploration of the Cuvelai Basin.Government’s Education and Training Sector Improvement Plan (Etsip) will receive N$30 million.Another N$30 million will go towards technical support for land reform.HIV-AIDS prevention (N$20 million), the Study and Expert Fund (N$10 million) and capacity strengthening of financial institutions will also receive financial support from the total package of 60 million euros.”Germany’s co-operation support for Namibia is increasing, because my government is committed to provide more development aid,” said German Ambassador Arne Freiherr von Kittlitz und Ottendorf, who signed the agreement with Angula.”This agreement is the last tranche under the existing two-year co-operation cycle covering the years 2005-06,” Helmut Angula, Director General of the NPC, said on Wednesday.”The new cycle will be negotiated in Germany next week.We experienced some technical difficulties on both sides to finalise the agreements.”NamPort will receive a loan of 35 million euros (about N$350 million) to expand the Walvis Bay port, 3 million euros (N$30 million) will go to the Bwabwata, Mudumu and Mamili national parks to help communities to set up tourism infrastructure, while another N$30 million will be used for water resource management and groundwater exploration of the Cuvelai Basin.Government’s Education and Training Sector Improvement Plan (Etsip) will receive N$30 million.Another N$30 million will go towards technical support for land reform.HIV-AIDS prevention (N$20 million), the Study and Expert Fund (N$10 million) and capacity strengthening of financial institutions will also receive financial support from the total package of 60 million euros.”Germany’s co-operation support for Namibia is increasing, because my government is committed to provide more development aid,” said German Ambassador Arne Freiherr von Kittlitz und Ottendorf, who signed the agreement with Angula.