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09/09/2026

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07/09/2026

Across Africa, just over a third of citizens (34.6%) support lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. In Namibia, it's slightly lower – 33.6% in favour, ranking 22nd out of 38 countries surveyed by Survey Warehouse's Afrobarometer team.

Why it matters: Namibian opposition parties have pushed to lower the voting age, arguing young people deserve a say that matches their share of the population. It's not just a local debate. At least 9 countries worldwide already let 16-year-olds vote nationally, with more allowing it at a regional level.

This new research gives Namibian policymakers real public opinion data to weigh against the proposal, and offers researchers fresh cross-country evidence on what drives support for reform.

Read the full paper at the link

WORKING PAPER SERIES – WP 2026/03 | August 2026 Youth enfranchisement, electoral reform and public opinion in Africa This working paper examines public opinion on lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 years. It draws on Afrobarometer Round 10 data covering 38 African countries, combined with a dis...

31/08/2026

Nearly half (45%) of Africans have considered emigrating, including 25% who say they have thought about it "a lot".

Find out more in Afrobarometer's flagship report: https://bit.ly/45Ds7MB

26/08/2026

Heroes' Day reminds us why we do what we do: building a Namibian business for Namibians, in the country our heroes fought and sacrificed for.

Proudly Namibian, today and always. 🇳🇦

22/08/2026

Against the grain: 54% of African adults surveyed in 2024/2025 say they'd rather be their own boss than work in the public or private sector. Namibians? Not so much. We're one of only three countries where a government job wins – 43% of us want the security of a salary, steady working hours and a pension plan, while only 22% are ready to bet on ourselves.

Afrobarometer's latest piece in The Continent has more.

As we respect the hustle this World Entrepreneurs' Day, what do we know about Africans' ambitions to be their own boss? Turns out, more than half would start their own business if they could, including majorities of women and youth.

Our latest piece in The Continent has more.

21/08/2026

A slim majority (56%) of Africans think people should be able to move freely across borders to live and work in other countries in their subregion.

Find out more in Afrobarometer's latest flagship report:
https://bit.ly/45Ds7MB

14/08/2026

More than six in 10 Africans (62%) believe it is better for their economy to make trade easier with other countries. Find out more in Afrobarometer's latest flagship report: https://bit.ly/45Ds7MB

14/08/2026

Want to smarten up your weekend? Read our latest working papers:

Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote in Namibia? 33.6% of Namibians say yes. This Survey Warehouse analysis looks at the strongest arguments for and against it and what's actually driving public opinion.

PS: We've launched a new Working Paper Series (yes, we've been busy). WP 2026/03 covers voting at 16 across 38 African countries. WP 2026/04 looks at how Namibians feel about migrant workers as the resource boom approaches. Both are free on our website. Happy weekend reading!

WORKING PAPER SERIES – WP 2026/03 | August 2026 Youth enfranchisement, electoral reform and public opinion in Africa This working paper examines public opinion on lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 years. It draws on Afrobarometer Round 10 data covering 38 African countries, combined with a dis...

10/08/2026

The 2026 African insights report, the 3rd in Afrobarometer's annual flagship series, draws on surveys across 38 countries in 2024/2025 to examine how citizens view and experience Africa in a broader context.

Explore the findings: https://bit.ly/45Ds7MB

10/08/2026

As Namibia heads into a resource boom - oil, hydrogen, mining – who gets the jobs?
Survey Warehouse's Afrobaromter research finds Namibians are welcoming of migrants as people, but want far fewer of them competing for work.
And this view isn't limited to any one group - it's shared broadly across the country.
"Namibians endorse continental trade and regional free movement in the abstract, and they largely accept migrants as neighbours, yet roughly three-quarters want fewer or no foreign job seekers."
Read the full study: Namibian Attitudes Toward Migrant Workers on the Eve of the Resource Boom: https://shorturl.at/F0V1E

WORKING PAPER SERIES WP 2026/04 | August 2026 Namibia is entering a resource moment. Deep-water oil in the Orange Basin and a continental-scale green hydrogen build-out will draw foreign labour into an economy with among the highest unemployment and inequality in the world, and they will do so as it...