German Minister Pursuing Hydrogen in Namibia, South Africa

Habeck trip part of wider push to diversify energy alliances
German government rushing to replace Russian gas supplies

Robert Habeck
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg

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By Arne Delfs

December 3, 2022 at 2:31 PM UTC

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December 4, 2022 at 9:44 AM UTC

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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck began a five-day trip to Namibia and South Africa Sunday, part of a push to secure new energy resources for Europe’s biggest economy to compensate for the cut-off from Russian gas supplies.