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Namibia celebrates independence heroes, but glosses over a painful history

Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s liberation movement, in 1966. Initially a German colony (1884-1915), the country was then administered by South Africa, which refused to give…

The Conversation

Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule

The genocide of Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama people by German colonial forces (1904-1907) is widely documented. But much less is made of what came next – the genocide of the country’s Bushmen, also known as the San.

The Conversation

Satellites are helping protect critically endangered desert elephants. Here's how

GPS tracking and high-resolution satellite images are helping humans coexist with endangered elephants in western Namibia.

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Mexican Cartels Continue Expanding Their Operations And Have Also Reached Africa, Pentagon Says

A top Pentagon official for Africa warned that Mexican cartels have begun consolidating connections impacting the security of the region, especially in countries like Angola and Namibia

Latin Times

Jen Bartlett obituary

Wildlife photographer involved in making Flight of the Snow Geese and other films for ITV’s Survival series

The Guardian - UK

Silencing dissent in Tanzania, reckoning with genocide in Namibia

In East Africa, politicians and civil society members are increasingly alarmed by political arrests, as opposition figure Tundu Lissu remains imprisoned in Tanzania, facing the death penalty in a trial that continues to be repeatedly postponed. In this week's Spotlight on Africa podcast, we hear from Robert Amsterdam, legal counsel…

Radio France Internationale

Want to experience the world’s oldest desert? This how to do it

An aerial safari is a wonderful way to understand one of the most remote places on our planet, says Sarah Marshall

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Namibia pushes for German reparations on first genocide remembrance day

Event commemorates estimated 75,000 Herero and Nama people killed under German colonial rule

The Guardian - UK

Namibia marks inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day with call for reparations

Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.

Al Jazeera

Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany

Namibia has marked the mass killings of Indigenous people by former colonial ruler Germany in the early 20th century with its first genocide remembrance day

The Independent UK

Namibia holds controversial first commemoration of German colonial-era genocide

Namibia on Wednesday held its first national commemoration for the victims of mass killings by colonial-era German troops, in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century. However, some organisations representing victims' descendants have declined to take part.

Radio France Internationale

Namibia to hold first commemoration of German genocide this week

Namibia this week will hold its first national commemoration for victims of mass killings by German occupiers in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century, the government said.

Radio France Internationale

First fossil pangolin tracks discovered in South Africa

A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa’s southern Cape coast have identified the world’s first fossil pangolin trackway, with the help of Indigenous Master Trackers from Namibia. Ichnologists Charles Helm, Clive Thompson and Jan De Vynck tell the story.

The Conversation

Namibia's new president announces free university education starting in 2026

New Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced that her government will introduce free education at state universities and technical colleges starting next year

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A horse therapy program in Namibia brings joy to children with learning disabilities

A woman in the southern African country of Namibia runs a program that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism

The Independent UK

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia's first female leader

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president

Al Jazeera

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as Namibia’s first female president

Outgoing leader Mbumba hands power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony coinciding with country’s 35th independence day.

International Business Times

Namibia Inaugurates Its First Woman President

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.

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Namibia’s new president

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Namibia’s president–elect. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above…

LiveScience

Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork

Walvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.

The Guardian - UK

Namibian editors angered by US scrutiny over western media affiliation

US embassy asked newspapers if they were associated with likes of New York Times after state department edict

The Conversation

Namibia’s Shark Island: Europe’s push for green hydrogen risks compromising sites of colonial genocide

In September 2025, Namibia will host the Global African Hydrogen Summit. The Namibian government has ambitions to turn the country into a leading producer of green hydrogen for export to markets in Europe and elsewhere. However, the lands and waters now regarded as being essential to Europe’s energy transition are…

The Guardian - UK

Sam Nujoma obituary

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

The Conversation

China flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines as part of a soft power agenda

Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa. The tradition began in the late 1980s and sees Beijing’s top diplomat visit several African nations to reaffirm ties. The most recent visit, by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, took place in mid-January…

The Independent UK

King Charles leads tributes to founding father of democratic Namibia

King Charles and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the founding father of democratic Namibia

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