Namibias youngest MP challenges the president to take a salary cut

The youngest parliamentarian in Namibia, Inna Koviao Hengari, 26, has challenged President Hage Gottfried Geingob, 80, and other African leaders to take salary cuts or go without, like some of their peers on the continent.
#namibia #innakoviao #hagegottfried

Low rainfall pushes parts of southern Africa into food insecurity

Low rainfall has pushed southern Madagascar, south-western Angola, north-western Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe further into food insecurity. As such, governments are moving ahead with plans to open avenues for maize imports, in order to alleviate hunger.
#rainfall #africa #madagascar

Total Energy Discovers Oil in Namibian waters

TotalEnergies has announced a discovery of light oil offshore of Namibia with "very promising initial results".
The so-called Venus discovery well was drilled by TotalEnergies, as the operator, on behalf of a joint venture group comprising TotalEnergies QatarEnergy Impact Oil and Gas Namibia and Namcor, Namibia’s national petroleum corporation.
#namibia #oil #petroleum

Uproar over Namibia's R5.9 million auction off 57 elephants

There's been an uproar in Namibia over the country's capture and auction of 57 elephants worth R5.9 million (about N$5.9 million). In a statement, the country's ministry of environment, forestry and tourism said the elephants were successfully sold on an auction and now authorities are charged with their capture.
#namibia #elephants

Namibia Detects First Bird Flu Strain That Can Spread to Humans

Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform together with the Ministry of Health and Social Services on Thursday confirmed the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain in wild birds occurring along the coastal line of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund in Erongo region.
#birdflu #namibia #agriculture

Namibia court to rule on same-sex spouses' immigration status

The Namibian High Court is set on Thursday to rule on an application for the right of non-Namibian same-sex spouses to live and work in the country. It is the latest legal battle with the government in a country where homosexuality is illegal and authorities refuse to recognise marriages from outside the country.
#nambia #namibiancourt #samesexmarriage

Namibia suspends poultry from Germany, Netherlands after bird flu outbreak

Namibia suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from Germany and the Netherlands on Monday after outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in the European countries.
#namibia #birdflu #netherlands

Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South Africa HIV fears

Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday.
#namibia #covid19vaccine #southafrica #sputnik

Namibia detects a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease

Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle, the agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday.
#namibia #footandmouthdisease #fmd

Hundreds storm Namibia parliament ahead of German genocide deal vote

Around 300 protesters stormed Namibia's parliament on Tuesday, as the National Assembly was due to vote on a $1 billion compensation offer from Germany to atone for its 1904-1908 genocide against the Herero and Nama people.
#namibia #nama #herero #germangenocide