The north-west of Namibia is known today as the Kunene region, and comprises the former territories of Damaraland in the south and Kaokoland in the north. While Damaraland is remote and wild itself, ...

As if Namibia hadn’t already given you enough ... into one of Africa’s last great wilderness destinations: Kaokoland. Herbert, my two-wheeled freedom machine, reminding me that the Skeleton ...

Etosha National Park is home to Namibia’s largest population of lions, while smaller populations can be sighted in the Caprivi, Bushmanland and Kaokoland, as well as Skeleton Coast Park. These desert ...

Be it a seasoned traveller or someone just looking to explore, Africa's underground rivers are a treat. The Congo River has ...

Just past midnight, Namibia's fisheries monitoring centre in Walvis Bay notices that a vessel near the Namibia-Angola border has stopped transmitting its location. At the same time, a local ...

The housing crisis in Namibia - particularly in Windhoek - is not merely a socio-economic failure; it is also a judicially sanctioned tragedy. While the influx of job-seeking youth is indeed a ...

A German businessman, Bernd Kebbel, tragically died in Namibia after being attacked by a lioness while camping. The incident occurred near the Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp as Kebbel stepped out of ...

Sources: Namibian authorities; and IMF staff calculations. 1/ Figures are for the fiscal year as a percent of GDP. The fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. 2/ Revenue excludes the line ...

Namibia passed to South African rule, and only gained independence in 1990. The events are now recognised by historians as the first genocide of the twentieth century.