Namibia
What's in a name?: 'Adolf Hitler' wins vote in Namibia
Adolf Hitler Uunona, 54, a politician of the ruling Swapo party, was last week elected local government councillor for Ompundja constituency in northern Namibia...
The environment ministry said the elephants were being sold "due to drought and increase in elephant numbers coupled with human-elephant conflict incidences".
The unprecedented youth-led protest that began on social media, was quickly dispersed by police and the Special Reserve Force using teargas, rubber bullets and batons.
The semi-arid southern African country said the animals will come from Waterberg Plateau Park, a national reserve located in central Namibia.
Women photographers in Namibia have languished in obscurity, and scholarship that embraces this neglected history is only just emerging.
A polarising figure, Dirk Mudge’s opponents accused him of delaying Namibia’s independence from neighbour South Africa by setting up a 1975–77 national conference.
The announcement came despite a recent spike in coronavirus cases, which have almost tripled to over 6,000 this month.
Many Namibians have turned to natural remedies in the hope of protecting themselves against the viral disease, including the use of elephant dung.
Germany has acknowledged that atrocities occurred at the hands of its colonial authorities and some officials have even recognised it as a genocide, it has repeatedly refused to pay direct reparations, citing millions of euros in development aid to the Namibian government.
The three Zimbabwean-born nationals failed in their attempts to hold a protest march in the Namibian capital.
In a televised speech on Friday, Geingob said the decision to suspend schools from 4 August for 28 days came after considering the risks associated with the spread of the virus.
Cash-strapped Air Namibia’s planes were due to be grounded at midnight on Wednesday after the transport authority cited carrier’s financial instability.
The airline, which operates 10 aircraft on continental and one international route, with a staff of close to 800, requires around $469 million to stay afloat.
Namibia has confirmed 63 cases of the novel coronavirus, with 17 new cases identified in the past 48 hours.
Namibia has received international praise after recording only 22 confirmed COVID-19 infections with 14 recoveries.
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) birthday party took place in parliament on 19 April, when Namibia was under lockdown and group gatherings were banned to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The pachyderms are not fenced in and sometimes pose a threat to local communities, trampling through fields and occasionally attacking villagers.
The president also directed a limit on monthly fuel consumption for top politicians, the government said.
The six are accused of conspiring to receive 100 million Namibian dollars ($6.8 million) in kickbacks from subsidiaries of Iceland’s biggest fishing company Samherji to secure quotas.