James Mnyupe

“Presidential economic adviser James Mnyupe says it is still to early to judge the outcomes of United States (US) president Donald Trump's administration for Africa.”

“He says it would be premature for Namibia and other African countries to panic over his trade and economic policies.”

“The event, titled "Green Hydrogen: Where Does the Ordinary Namibian Youth Fit In?", featured green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe and Namcor executive Victoria Sibeya in a panel discussion.”

“This comes after the company's upstream executive, Victoria Sibeya, and green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe were criticised for promoting national projects at a Swapo rally in Windhoek over the weekend.”

“During a press conference in late August prior to the summit, Mnyupe said that N$170-million (€8,66-million) had been invested so far and 400 new jobs had been generated from eight GH2 projects.”

“Following the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek last week, European Union (EU) energy commissioner Kadri Simson, together with Namibia's green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe, visited key green hydrogen projects in the Erongo region this past weekend.”

“Meanwhile, green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe yesterday told The Namibian a lot of the new firms in Namibia need legal expertise and would either hire Namibian graduates or local firms with expertise in the new sectors.”

“According to Namibia's green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe, as Namibia embraces clean energy, supported by strategic partnerships and government initiatives, the nation is poised for economic diversification and job creation, aligning with the aspirations laid out in Vision 2030.”

“Green hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe says the sector is looking to bring unemployment down from 32,4% to 2,3%.”

“Mnyupe, who used to advise president Hage Geingob on economic affairs, was appointed as the country's first green hydrogen commissioner by Geingob last year.”