Politically-connected middlemen taking key roles in oil licencing raise concerns over corruption in the coming hydrocarbons bonanza, Namibia looks set to add oil to its cornucopia of mineral resources, including gem diamonds, uranium, and lithium, with the potential to become a major exporter by 2026. The bonanza is already enriching friends of the ruling SWAPO Party and there are fears more of this could be in store.
Two years ago, residents at Olukekete village in northern Namibia began asking each other who was funding the major renovations of the traditional homestead where Imanuwela David grew up.
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