Tag: Namibia
African leaders gather to pay respects to Kenneth Kaunda
LUSAKA, Zambia — African leaders have gathered with ordinary Zambians to attend a memorial service Friday for Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's founding president and...
African leaders gather to pay respects to Kenneth Kaunda
LUSAKA, Zambia — African leaders have gathered with ordinary Zambians to attend a memorial service Friday for Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's founding president and...
Namibia teenagers out of Olympic 400 over testosterone level
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two 18-year-old female runners from Namibia won't be allowed to run in the 400 meters at the Tokyo Olympics...
Namibia teenagers out of Olympic 400 over testosterone level
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two 18-year-old female runners from Namibia won't be allowed to run in the 400 meters at the Tokyo Olympics...
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those...
Namibian chief who urged German reparations dies of virus
WINDHOEK, Namibia —
A prominent Namibian traditional leader, Vekuii Rukoro,...
Some Namibian tribal chiefs accept German compensation offer
WINDHOEK, Namibia — A group of traditional chiefs in Namibia said Thursday they have accepted an offer of compensation by Germany and a recognition...
Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide
BERLIN — Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognize as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands...
Germany nears accord with Namibia on colonial-era killings
BERLIN — Germany said Monday it is close to an agreement with Namibia on the killings of tens of thousands of people when Germany...
General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
WASHINGTON — The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of...