August 30
Namibia: Drought-Stricken Namibia to Cull Elephants, Zebras and Hippos for Meat
Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals to manage pasture and provide meat to people struggling with food shortages caused by a severe drought in southern Africa. Read more »
July 21
Namibia: How Training Dogs to Dodge Snakes Helps Protect Livestock and Save Namibia's Cheetahs
Dogs trained to guard goats and sheep against cheetahs in Namibia are being felled at an alarming rate by venomous snakes - so conservationists are piloting a new training method… Read more »
June 21
Namibia: Namibia's High Court Strikes Down Laws Criminalising Gay Sex
Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country. Read more »
May 05
Namibia: Namibia's Unique Desert Lions Threatened By Drought and Human Conflict
Namibia - Namibia's unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country's north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Africa: French University Begins Work to Return Human Remains to Tanzania and Namibia
The University of Strasbourg in north-east France has undertaken the task of verifying the origins of its collections of human skulls, bones and other remains that were collected… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Namibia: Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages With Foreigners 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… Read more »