Christus Church in Windhoek

Welcome to the website of the German Embassy in Windhoek!

We would like to present the activities of the Embassy as well as the multi-faceted and intensive Namibian-German relations.  We wish you an informative visit to our website.

Your comments and ideas are always welcome.

Donkerbos

Groundbreaking Ceremony at Donkerbos Primary School

On 9 May 2013, the German Counsellor for Development Cooperation, Dr. Romeo Bertolini,  joined in the groundbreaking ceremony at the Donkerbos Primary School in the Otjombinde Constituency. Deputy Prime Minister Hausiku, the Director of the National Planning Commission Alweendo as well as  the  recently  appointed  Governor of  the  Omaheke Region Uitele also took  part in the festivities.

Westerwelle (Archive)

Foreign Minister Westerwelle calls for confidence in Europe

“I am very concerned by the recent opinion polls on Europeans’ views about their future and the role played by the process of European integration. Many people in Europe are losing faith in the joint European project. Especially in countries where people have been hit hard by the effects of the crisis, people are losing confidence in a better future for themselves and their children.

PresseClub Wiesbaden

The PresseClub Wiesbaden visits the German Embassy in Windhoek for an informal briefing on the country

On the 8 May 2013, the PresseClub Wiesbaden met with German Ambassador Onno Hückmann while visiting and touring Namibia. Ambassador Hückmann briefed the group, of which most stem from the media sector, on various topics concerning Namibia.

Indendant der Deutschen Wlle Erik Bettermann

DW Director General Erik Bettermann: "Deutsche Welle ensures Germany's multimedia presence"

Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has been in dialogue with the world for 60 years. Since its first day on air, it has transformed from a shortwave radio broadcaster to a multimedia organization. "With its journalistic content in 30 languages, DW ensures Germany's multimedia presence in the world," said Erik Bettermann, Deutsche Welle's Director General. He added that competition for global audiences is becoming increasingly fierce due to an ever-growing amount of media products, especially in the field television.

German Embassy in Windhoek

We would like to present the activities of the Embassy as well as the multi-faceted and intensive Namibian-German relations.  We wish you an informative visit to our website. Your comments and ideas ...

Resource Centre

German Ambassador Onno Hückmann officially opens the new Resource Centre building at the Jakob Marengo SecondarySchool in Katurura with a traditional ribbon-cutting

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony and accompanying events on Wednesday 17 April 2013, H.E. Onno Hückmann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Namibia, inaugurated the new building of the Early Childhood Development and After-School Resource Centre.  Through its micro project programme, the German Embassy contributed N$ 260 000,00 towards the building costs for the first phase of the centre, consisting of a classroom, kitchenette, office and sanitary facilities....

Launch of the Promotion for Vocational Education  and Training Project

Launch of the Promotion for Vocational Education and Training Project

On 16 April 2013, the German Ambassador Onno Hückmann and the Namibian Minister for Education, Dr David Namwandi jointly launched the project for the Promotion of Vocational Education and Training (ProVET). The project is a joint initiative between the Namibian Training Authority (NTA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) funded by the German Government with 4,5 Mio Euro in a first phase of 30 months....

Deutsche Welle Medienpreis Entwicklungspolitik 2013

GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MEDIA AWARDS

The newly inaugurated German Development Media Awards honor journalists worldwide for their outstanding reporting on human rights and put the spotlight on journalists telling important stories affecting their communities, countries and regions.

International DFB Coaching Course in Germany

Namibian football coaches attend International DFB Coaching Course in Germany

On 12 April 2013, the Cultural- and Sports Officer of the German Embassy, Hans-Christian Mahnke bid farewell to two Namibian football coaches Jacky Shipanga, head coach of the National Women's team, and Gerald Güther, "Eleven Arrows" coach from Swakopmund. Both coaches will attend a three-week International Coaching Course organised by the German Football Association (DFB) in Hennef, Germany in April/May 2013. Shipanga and Güther were amongst the best performers in the previous course and will now strive to receive the A-Certificate for coaching.

DW Fotowettbewerb KLICK

Deutsche Welle photo competition KLICK

Sustainable Economy in focus of this year's DW photo competition KLICK! From 17-19 June, this year's Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn will spotlight "The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media”. A worldwide photo competition will honour outstanding images that capture related themes. This year's photo competition KLICK! is called “Your view of a Sustainable Economy”.

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Deutsche Welle starts ninth Bobs Awards in 14 languages

More languages and new digital formats and a new design: Deutsche Welle starts its ninth annual, international blog and social media awards, the Bobs, on February 6, 2013. Internet users around the world will have until March 6 to submit their candidates for the Bobs in 14 languages. For the first time, Hindi, Turkish and Ukrainian will be official award languages.

Arms-Trade-Treaty

Bildungspartnerschaft Afrika

New online portal launched for the High-Tech Strategy

The German Government’s 2020 High-Tech Strategy unites the various strands of the Government’s activities in research and innovation

Sonneblume-Solarpanel

The German Energiewende – Germany as a “laboratory of the future”?

How far has Germany advanced in realizing the Energiewende, the transformation of the energy system, in the individual spheres? Where is there still need for adjustment? The German Government is following up these questions within the scope of an intensive monitoring process.

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May 23, 2013 8:47 AM

Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund in the all-German Champions League final

The two best European football teams this year come from Germany: for the first time in the history of the Champions League two German teams, Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund, will be competing in the final at London’s Wembley Stadium. In Dortmund alone more than half a million fans requested a ticket for the final.

May 22, 2013 2:31 PM

German expert holds basketball clinics in Namibia

The German Embassy in  Windhoek and the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF) will hold coaching clinics led by  German expert Peter Schey aimed at developing the sport of basketball in Namibia. The clinics are part of a project which includes the donation of sports equipment.

May 22, 2013 1:07 PM

Richard Wagner bicentenary

The composer epitomises the change to musical modernity. He led an eventful life that involved crossing many boundaries. He is honoured and hated. People are divided by his music and his world view: Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig on May 22, 1813 and died in Venice in 1883. His contemporaries were often overtaxed by his music, while posterity has tended to be irritated by the abysses of his character.

May 22, 2013 12:36 PM

Weekly feature: Germany's music festival mania

Winter's chill has worn off and temperatures in Germany are climbing. That can mean only one thing: people leaving their houses to enjoy the spring and summer weather. The festival season is about to begin. Germany's music festivals are just one expression of the vibrant cultural scene, which becomes more abundant and colourful every year.

May 21, 2013 12:31 PM

German Minister Niebel visits Namibia and Zambia

German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel is on a five-day trip to Namibia and Zambia from May 19 to 23. The main purpose of his trip is to get a first hand-impression on the progress in the establishment of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), which is supported by Gemany with 35.5 million Euro.

Important Notice

Achtung

The Embassy will be closed on Wednesday 1 May,  on Thursday 9 May and on Monday, 20 May 2013 due to Nambian and German national holidays.

In emergency matters which cannot wait until the next working day please call the following telephone number:

081 - 124 35 72

from abroad   +264 81 124 35 72

The DAAD offers...

Blaues Informationsschild

...SPACES Scholarships for Doctoral Studies in Germany - Application deadline: 05 May 2013

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Ambassador Onno Hückmann

Information on the activities of the Embassy and contact addresses

German Information Centre brings Germany to Africa

Meet modern Germany, be informed and enjoy stories about Germany and Africa. The German Information Centre Africa (GIC) is online under www.gicafrica.diplo.de. To stay updated you can subscribe to the GIC RSS-feeds or the newsletter or join the GIC fans on Facebook.

"Schools: Partners for the Future" initiative

PASCH - Partner School Initiative

Education creates prospects – multilingualism opens new horizons. At our partner schools abroad we not only desire to provide students with access to our language and education system, we also want to generate interest in and understanding for one another. More details on the "Schools: Partners for the Future" initiative are available here:

Au pair in Germany

young germany

As an au pair you have the opportunity to get to know Germany in an unusually close (and inexpensive) way.  At Young Germany we’ve talked to placement agencies and au pairs to get the real story on this work-exchange opportunity.

Sport without Borders: International Sports Promotion of the Federal Foreign Office

Dressurreiterin Isabell Werth

It stands for fairness, tolerance and peaceful competition: International Sports Promotion of the Federal Foreign Office is a global success story and one example of how sport can build bridges across linguistic, political and cultural divides. In the past 50 years the Federal Foreign Office and its partners – including the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the German Football Association (DFB), the German Athletics Federation (DLV) and the Sport University in Leipzig – have supported more than 1,300 sporting projects in 100 countries as part of its International Sports Promotion.

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany

Facts about Germany is a handbook for anyone seeking reliable and up-to-date information on the Federal Republic of Germany. It provides facts and figures about the country and its people, its government system, social life, political groupings and trends, all the different sectors of industry and business, and the multi-faceted face of culture in Germany and its 16 federal states.

Human rights – Germany’s global commitment

Magazin Deutschland 01/2013

The current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland focuses on the subject of human rights. The DE feature highlights Germany’s wide-ranging support for the protection of human rights and describes in reports, analyses and interviews why human rights questions are a central part of German foreign policy, how Germany protects human rights and where the Federal Government is especially active. Also in the current issue of DE Magazin Deutschland: interviews with WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, two of most influential personalities in world trade, a double portrait of director Margarethe von Trotta and actress Barbara Sukowa, two strong women in German film, and an examination of the genius of Richard Wagner on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth.