UNBELIEVABLE: 15 | History Defined

Killer virus spreading across Europe 'highly likely' to reach UK and its symptoms

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) broke out in Iraq and Namibia and has also caused two reported deaths in Pakistan. Experts have said it is "highly likely" to reach the UK.

Glasgow Live · Jul 9, 2023

From Airdrie to Namibia with love: Volunteers help school children with sports kit

Lanarkshire volunteers who took hundreds of items to children at a Namibia school say the experience will remain with them forever

Daily Record · Jul 9, 2023

Driven out by decades of conflict, native giraffes make a return to Angola

In a ‘message of hope’ the animals have been brought in from Namibia to establish a group in their historical homeland

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

‘Glimmer of light’ in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Namibia

Two families are celebrating a supreme court victory that will allow them to stay together, and offers hope in the ongoing battle for rights across Africa

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Police clash with protesters in Kenya over tax hikes

Tensions boil over in Kenya during a protest against tax hikes, with police firing tear gas at crowds and arresting almost a dozen people during rallies. Some repoductive health campaigners in southern Africa are hoping for a change in Namibia's abortion ban which they say has forced many women to…

France 24 · Jun 6, 2023

Toxic porridge kills family of 13 after getting mixed with homemade beer

Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after eating porridge that authorities believe became toxic when it was mixed with sediment left over from a homemade beer, the state broadcaster reported

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Same-sex marriage ruling in Namibia brings hope to Ugandans and Kenyans

As Namibia's Supreme Court recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses last week, many see the ruling as a step towards decriminalising homosexuality in the country. Others hope the change could also influence other African countries.

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2023

Plane crashes into crocodile-infested river killing family on last day of dream holiday

All people on board an aircraft died when it fell into the River Zambezi in Namibia and an investigation heard pilot Nicole Mienie had reported that the bags were too heavy

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

'Journalists are not terrorists': Tunisian journalists protest 'repressive' laws

In tonight's edition: In Tunisia, journalists protest against anti-terror laws used to jail journalists. Also, gay rights activists in Namibia welcome a ruling recognising foreign same-sex marriages, although such unions are still forbidden in the country. And Morocco celebrates its ancestral sport of "sand hockey", known locally as "mokhacha".

France 24 · May 18, 2023

New Book Considers Forgotten Black Soldiers In South Africa’s Wars

Review: “Apartheid’s Black Soldiers Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa” by Lennart Bolliger 

Zenger · May 17, 2023