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Some members of the Namibian ruling party are calling for the expulsion of European Union (EU) envoys from the country over a meeting with a top opposition figure last week. The Newsroom
The envoys met the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) opposition party leader Panduleni Itula last Tuesday, at the residence of the German ambassador Thorsten Hutter in the capital, Windhoek. BBC World Service
The meeting has sparked strong criticism from the government and the ruling Swapo party.
Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the meeting amounted to "highly questionable diplomacy", suggesting potential interference in the upcoming elections in the southern African country, local media reported. The human rights charity Amnesty International has joined calls for Nigeria's government to halt the sale by Shell of its onshore oil business in the country - unless human rights in the Niger Delta are protected.
In a statement on Sunday, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) condemned diplomats from Germany, Finland, France, Spain and Portugal and called for their expulsion from Namibia. The charity says the proposed sale risks worsening human rights abuses if the pollution caused by the oil company is not addressed.
It urged the Namibian authorities to "declare any foreign missions’ representatives who seek to interfere in the internal affairs of our country as persona non grata, without compromise". It says Shell must provide sufficient funds to clean up the environmental damage it's caused and that local communities be consulted on the sale, worth more than $2.4bn (£2bn).
But the EU mission in Namibia has denied claims that it discussed state matters or engaged in activities that could interfere in the upcoming elections in November. Activists blame Shell for frequent oil leaks in the Niger Delta that among other problems have led to the contamination of ground water sources.
It termed the meeting an "informal lunch" to discuss the situation in Namibia, including Mr Itula's election campaign. Nigeria's government has not commented.
Shell has previously promised that the new owners would deal with the damages.
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