Germany has financed the construction and upgrading of more than 1,700 kilometres of roads across Namibia since independence, supporting efforts to improve transport links and stimulate economic activity.
The funding, provided mainly through KfW Development Bank in partnership with Roads Authority Namibia, has been used to develop trunk, district and access roads across the country.
The projects form part of Namibia’s broader push to improve connectivity between communities and key economic hubs, including the Port of Walvis Bay.
In addition to financing major transport corridors through concessional loans, the programme has also supported labour-based road construction projects aimed at creating jobs and developing local contractors.
All contractors involved in the programme are Namibian-owned, with smaller firms given opportunities to work alongside more established companies to build capacity within the local construction sector.
The initiative has created employment for more than 9,300 previously unskilled workers, who have collectively earned over N$92 million in wages. Around 30% of the workforce consists of women.
Authorities said the projects have also reduced travel times by up to 30%, improved access to schools, healthcare and other services, while increasing household incomes in communities connected by the roads.
The latest investment under the programme is a N$53 million project for the construction of the 23-kilometre D4119 district road linking Omulondo to Oshuuli in the Ohangwena Region.
