Namibia
Namibia (formerly South West Africa) is a large country on the southwestern coast of Africa, bordered by Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia, and South Africa. Namibia gained independence on March 21, 1990, following a century of foreign reign. Windhoek is the capital of Namibia. The country is arid and the Namib Desert extends the entire coastline.
Africa: Namibia: Resemblance to the Southwestern United States
Located in southwestern Africa, Namibia awes tourists with the sheer magnitude of its landscape and the breadth of its animal species.
A Feel of Home at Villa Wiese - Swakopmund Namibia
Located in beautiful Swakopmund Villa Wiese stands out as a charming hundred year old building converted into a funky guest lodge.
Namibia Will Take Your Breath Away
There are no words to describe the ancient beauty of this country. Just sit, look above all, and listen to the silence.
Fears for Rhino As Hunters Are Allowed to Kill Again
Big game hunters can return to Africa to shoot the black rhino after a 20-year worldwide ban on trade in the animals was lifted yesterday. Successful conservation efforts by Namibia and South Africa led the two countries to apply for an annual quota of five black rhinos each for trophy...
German Apology for Namibia Genocide
Germany apologised for the first time yesterday for a colonial-era genocide which killed 65,000 Herero people in what is now Namibia. "We Germans accept our historic and moral responsibility and the guilt incurred by Germans at that time," said Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Germany's...
Mugabe 'experts' Spark Fear of Land Grab in Namibia
Zimbabwe has sent six land "experts" to Namibia in a move that could accelerate a planned expropriation of white-owned farms. The Zimbabwean land evaluators arrived in Windhoek this week to advise officials on how to carry out land redistribution, the newspaper The Namibian, reported...
Hippos, Croc, Rescued in Namibia
A group of 60 hippos, and one crocodile, were rescued recently after becoming stuck and remaining stranded for days in a muddy, fast-drying water channel near the Chobe River in the northeastern Caprivi region of Namibia.
Ivory Vote Sparks New Fears for Elephants
Conservationists deplored a decision yesterday to allow Namibia, South Africa and Botswana to sell off up to 30 tonnes of their legally held ivory stockpiles. The decision taken by delegates to the UN convention on international trade in endangered species (Cites) in Santiago, Chile,...
There are no words to describe the ancient beauty of this country. Just sit, look above all, and listen to the silence.
Fears for Rhino As Hunters Are Allowed to Kill Again
Big game hunters can return to Africa to shoot the black rhino after a 20-year worldwide ban on trade in the animals was lifted yesterday. Successful conservation efforts by Namibia and South Africa led the two countries to apply for an annual quota of five black rhinos each for trophy...
German Apology for Namibia Genocide
Germany apologised for the first time yesterday for a colonial-era genocide which killed 65,000 Herero people in what is now Namibia. "We Germans accept our historic and moral responsibility and the guilt incurred by Germans at that time," said Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Germany's...
Mugabe 'experts' Spark Fear of Land Grab in Namibia
Zimbabwe has sent six land "experts" to Namibia in a move that could accelerate a planned expropriation of white-owned farms. The Zimbabwean land evaluators arrived in Windhoek this week to advise officials on how to carry out land redistribution, the newspaper The Namibian, reported...
Hippos, Croc, Rescued in Namibia
A group of 60 hippos, and one crocodile, were rescued recently after becoming stuck and remaining stranded for days in a muddy, fast-drying water channel near the Chobe River in the northeastern Caprivi region of Namibia.
Ivory Vote Sparks New Fears for Elephants
Conservationists deplored a decision yesterday to allow Namibia, South Africa and Botswana to sell off up to 30 tonnes of their legally held ivory stockpiles. The decision taken by delegates to the UN convention on international trade in endangered species (Cites) in Santiago, Chile,...