Namibia: Wildlife Gift for Cuba

Windhoek — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will today start capturing the first group of wild animals destined for Cuba - among them lions, elephants, rhinos and cheetahs.

The 148 animals are a donation to the Cuban government from the Namibian government. The animals, valued at N$7,5 million, were promised to the Cuban government way back in 2009, during the visit of the Cuban President Raul Castro.

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