Namibia

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African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens
Oil-producing African nations have argued they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growth

Caroline Kimeu

04, Sep, 2023 @12:52 PM

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African penguins could be extinct by 2035, campaigners say
Population has declined dramatically due to overfishing and environmental changes in the Indian Ocean

Annalise Murray

10, Aug, 2023 @12:34 PM

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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

Graeme Green

07, Jul, 2023 @1:43 PM

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China, Myanmar and now Darfur ... the horror of genocide is here again | Simon Tisdall
Each time it happens, the world insists: ‘never again’. But the political and moral blindspots that allow these atrocities will persist until the lessons of history are learned

Simon Tisdall

02, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM

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‘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

Julie Bourdin

07, Jun, 2023 @6:00 AM

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UN representatives criticise Germany over reparations for colonial crimes in Namibia
Rapporteurs also chastise the German and Namibian governments for excluding Herero and Nama minorities from talks dealing with the mass murder of their ancestors

Kate Connolly in Berlin

28, Apr, 2023 @2:56 PM

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‘Most are unaware’: film highlights Germany’s genocidal past in Namibia
Director hopes to educate Germans about ‘brutal’ colonial history of mass killings in early 20th century

Kate Connolly in Berlin

22, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Descendants of Namibia’s genocide victims call on Germany to ‘stop hiding’
The Herero and Nama peoples, killed in their thousands between 1904 and 1908, seek direct talks on measures to atone for the crime

Kaamil Ahmed

03, Feb, 2023 @6:30 AM

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Campaigners celebrate changing of colonial street names in Berlin
Street and square in north-east of city renamed in tribute to figureheads who resisted forced rule in Africa

Kate Connolly Berlin

02, Dec, 2022 @5:13 PM

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Jane Katjavivi obituary
Other lives: Dedicated campaigner who started the first Namibian publishing house

Jo Morris

19, Sep, 2022 @7:11 PM

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Jeremy Silvester obituary
Other lives: Academic and museum director determined to map the traces of Namibia’s history and return them to the country he loved

Patricia Hayes

15, Jul, 2021 @5:35 PM

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New oilfield in African wilderness threatens lives of 130,000 elephants
Exploratory project in Botswana and Namibia is threat to ecosystems, local communities and wildlife, conservationists say

Matthew Taylor

20, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM

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