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The Embassy of Namibia |
Contact
Address : Reichsstrasse 17, Berlin, D-14052
Tel.:(+49) 30 254 09 50
Fax :(+49) 30 254 095 55
E-mail : info@namibia-botschaft.de
The Ambassador
Amb. Jerobeam Shaanika
Jerobeam Shaanika is a senior Namibian diplomat and international relations expert who has served his country in various high‑level diplomatic roles.
He was educated internationally, including high school in Nigeria and university studies in the UK, France, and Cuba. He specializes in international relations, diplomacy, foreign policy analysis, and security studies.
Jerobeam Shaanika has had a long career in Namibia’s foreign service, holding many key posts:
- Deputy Chef de Cabinet in the Office of the President of the 74th United Nations General Assembly.
- Deputy Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations.
- Ambassador of Namibia to Cuba (2013–2018), with concurrent accreditation to several countries including Venezuela, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominican Republic, and Panama.
- Served in Namibian diplomatic missions in France, the United Kingdom, Cuba, and the United States (UN Mission) in various senior roles.
- Deputy Director for Americas, Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East at Namibia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Other Roles include:
- Serving as Deputy Executive Director for Multilateral Relations and Cooperation in Namibia’s Ministry of International Relations and Trade prior to his ambassadorial appointment.
- Actively involvement in regional and multilateral diplomacy, representing Namibia in forums such as SADC senior official meetings.
In 2025, he was appointed Namibia’s Ambassador to Germany, bringing decades of diplomatic experience to one of Namibia’s key European partnerships.
History
Namibia's diplomatic relations with Germany have had their challenges and opportunities. After Namibia gained independence in 1990, the country established diplomatic relations with Germany.
Germany colonised Namibia in 1884, and for this reason the relationship between the countries needed to be re-established in a new and positive manner. The SWAPO leadership in exile worked closely with leading personalities of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD/Social Democratic Party of Germany), the Green Party, and the long-serving German Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher. This relationship extended to working with churches, student/youth and solidarity organisations, foundations and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Herr Genscher and leading personalities within the SPD played a vital role in facilitating meetings between SWAPO and German leaders and institutions in Namibia.
