Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest civilian award of Namibia -Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis during his first State visit to Namibia.
This was the fourth civilian award conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to five countries - Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia- from 2-9 July 2025.
Except Argentina, all four countries have conferred their highest civilian award on Prime Minister Modi.
Prime Minister Modi visited Namibia on 9th July 2025, where he held a state-level meeting with Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and addressed the Namibian Parliament. Two agreements /memorandum of understanding were signed between the two countries during the visit.
The Prime Minister arrived in Namibia on a one-day State visit on 9 July 2025 after his successful visit to Brazil.
Prime Minister Modi addressed the Parliament of Namibia. Namibia has a bicameral Parliament with a popularly elected lower house, the National Assembly, and the upper house, the National Council.
Prime Minister Modi was accorded a warm official welcome at Windhoek by the Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. She is the first female President of Namibia.
Both leaders held delegation-level talks and discussed bilateral and global issues of importance.
Two MoUs were signed between the two countries.
Namibia also joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the Global Fuel Alliance (GBA).
CDRI
The CDRI was established in 2019 by the government of India with the support of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
It is a partnership of the government,United Nations agencies, the private sector, academic institutions and multilateral banks.
It aims to promote sustainable development by developing technology and systems for an infrastructure system that is resilient to climate and disaster risks.
GBA
The Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was launched by PM Modi along with the leaders of the US, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Bangladesh, Singapore, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September 9 2023, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.
It seeks to promote the use of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels
India was one of the first countries in the world to support the Namibian struggle for Independence led by its charismatic leader, Sam Nujoma.
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), which led the Namibian freedom struggle, opened its first embassy in the world in India in 1984.
After its independence in 1990, diplomatic relations were established between the two countries.
Namibia is rich in diamonds, uranium, tin, lithium, lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, tungsten, and silver.
The bilateral trade between the two countries in 2024-25 was $ 568 million. India's exports were at $327 million, and imports from Namibia were $241 million.
Location - Southwestern coast of Africa.
It was a colony of Germany and then became a colony of South Africa.
It gained independence from South Africa in 1990.
During colonial times, it was known as South West Africa, and after gaining independence, it was renamed Namibia.
Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Africa, with a population of about 30 lakhs.
Namib and Kalahari deserts are found in the country.
Capital: Windhoek
Currency: Namibian Dollar
President: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
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