namibia

Namibia became independent from South Africa March 21, 1990 following the Namibian War of Independence. It is officially called the Republic of Namibia.

With a population of approximately 2.1 million people it is the second least densely populated country in the world. (2.5 persons per square kilometer).

As of 1990 the official language is English. Afrikaans, German and Oshiwambo are other languages commonly used.

In 2008 51% of the adult population were unemployed with the state relying heavily on mining (uranium) and eco-tourism. African safari holidays to Kruger National Park and South Africa safari tours to Vitoria Falls also help offset the economic troubles of the state.

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• Transocean’s Marianas Contracted to Drill Offshore Namibia

  
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  Transoceans Marianas drilling rig, image: Transocean RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian oil startup  HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA  (HRTP3.BR) said Wednesday that it had hired a semisubmersible drill rig from  Transocean Ltd . (RIG, RIGN.VX) to drill prospects off the coast of Namibia, where the company ...
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• Air Namibia launches international routes in southern Africa

  
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  Air Namibia has expanded its network to Botswana, Angola and Zimbabwe. Air Namibia expanded its network in southern Africa in the last week as the airline launched three new international routes with the arrival of its fourth 37-seat ERJ135. From its base in the Namibian capital Windhoek (WDH), the airline began ...
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• NATURAL RESOURCES and THEIR PRICING – a presentation by Henning Melber, Executive Director, the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Uppsala, Schweden – at the Business School in Vienna, May 24, 2012.

  
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  Das Netzwerk ? Kritische Rohstoffe  :  lädt zum Gastvortrag Rohstoffe und ihr Preis. Henning Melber, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, in Uppsala, Schweden und Ulrich Brand, Institut für Politikwissenschaften an der Uni Wien, beschreiben die Rolle von Rohstoffen für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ...
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• Namibia: New Country, New Government, New Freedom

  
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  Assumptions on a Land Lost When first learning that I was going to be spending most of my semester researching Namibia, I trembled with fear. I knew that Nambia had gained its independence in 1990, and dread how I was going to be able to find enough information about the young country. My assumption was [...]
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• 28 April - 01May: River Rafting on the Orange River to Luderitz

  
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  We were up early. I didnt brave a cold morning shower. We packed up our tents, had our cooler boxes filled with ice, grabbed some breakfast (egg & bacon rolls) and hauled our gear down the hill to our boats waiting for us at the waters edge. Okay, so the first day was tough. Ive probably never spent so much as ...
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• World Health Assembly meets in Geneva

  
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  GenevaLunch.com Dr Margaret Chan up for election to head WHO for second term GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization’s 192 members are meeting for five days in Geneva starting Monday 21 May. The assembly will elect a director general and current head Dr Margaret Chan, with solid backing from the ...
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• Farting Rhino Grumpy Lion (Etosha National Park, Namibia)

  
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  May7th,2011 (February 2011) – EtoshaNational Park is20, 000 sqaure km of wildlife viewing bliss….at least during thedry season. At other times the critters like to hide in the grass andsightings can be few and far between. This probably explains why thecampsite at Halali Rest Camp was fairly empty. We made it ...
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• Bannerman and Namibia Reach Agreement

  
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  Mining Weekly reported Bannerman Resources (TSX:BAN,ASX:BMN) has agreed to sell a 5% stake in its 80%-owned Namibian subsidiary to Epangelo for about A$3.9-million. Continue reading...
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• MTC launches 4G LTE services in Namibia (Namibia)

  
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  Mobile operator MTC has rolled out the 4G LTE cellular telephony in Windhoek, a broadband network that is said to be 10 times faster than the previous connection, according to a report by AllAfrica. Speaking at the launch of the new technology, Miguel Geraldes, Managing Director of MTC said customers will have a much ...
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• Uber Germany & A White Lady (Erongo Province, Namibia)

  
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  May3rd,2011 (February 2011) – More German than Germany. That is how el guidebook describesSwakopmund. Soon the desert coast of a Southern African country you have a bizarremixture of German-Namibians and German tourists. Right. Yes, that’sodd. And it is a little bit difficult to remember where you actuallyare in ...
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• Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation: HIV Prevention Technical Officer Job in Kenya 2012

  
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  Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation: HIV Prevention Technical Officer Job in Kenya  2012 Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation Kenya’s National HIV prevention goal is to reduce the number of new HIV infections by at least 50% by the year 2013 (KNASP III). As the National program gears to promote ...
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• Sossusvlei & Carmy the Chameleon (Namib Desert, Namibia)

  
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  May1st,2011 (February 2011) – Sossusvlei. It looks and sounds like anonsense word. The more I say it the more ridiculous it becomes. The‘-vlei’ rhymes with ‘way’. Need remedial help? Go here.I did. It is a name worthy of Dr. Seuss himself and would blendmarvelously in the pages of one of his books. ...
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• Namibia: 2012 Chess King of Namibia

  
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  Namibia has a news King of chess : “Candidate Master Charles Eichab won the National Chess Championship 2012. The 9 round National Chess Championship came to a close today, 4 May 2012 and Charles Eichab took the honors with an almost perfect score of 8.5/9 He only conceded 1 draw against Fide Master Leonhard ...
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• Link Love: Thomas Kruchem Explores the Orange River in Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life

  
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  In February this year, German-based publishing company Brandes & Apsel released Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life: Water and Peace in Southern Africa by award-winning journalist Thomas Kruchem. Orange-Senqu: Artery of Life attempts to provide a simultaneously historical, contemporary and personal account of ...
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• The Rhodes Scholarship for Southern African Students, 2013 UK

  
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  Postgraduate Scholarship for the applicants of Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland) at the University .. [Read Full Scholarship Detail]
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• Diamonds, Jellyfish, & Nothingness (Luderitz, Namibia)

  
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  April23rd 2011 (February 2011) – Shall I beat thatdeceased horse? We drove from Keetmanshoop to Luderitz and saw awhole lot of nothing. Nothing waseverywhere.  Nothing in the air. Nothing inthe sand. Nothing on the horizon. There is a roadand a yet-to-be-completed train track running through ...
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• Fish River Canyon (Hobas to Keetmanshoop, Namibia)

  
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  April21st, 2011 (February 2011) – In the morning wedried our tent in the sun and went for a drive for a peek at thecanyon. Our second day in Namibia almost resulted in catastrophe.Instead of heading to the main viewpoint we decided to follow a roadalong the canyon rim that looked particularly tantalizing. We did ...
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• Namibia (U.S. Department of State)

  
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  GeographyArea:823,145 sq. km. (320,827 sq. mi.); the size of Texas and Louisianacombined.Cities: Capital--Windhoek(2009 census) pop. 342,000. Othercities--Grootfontein,Katima Mulilo, Keetmanshoop, Luderitz, Ondangwa, Oranjemund,Oshakati, Otjiwarongo, Rundu, Swakopmund, Tsumeb, WalvisBay.Terrain:Varies from coastal ...
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• A true taste of the wilderness – the Wolwedans private camp, Namibia

  
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  Sometimes the hustle and bustle of city living can be constricting, and you’d like nothing better than to ‘get away from it all’. Not just hopping on a plane to some Mediterranean sea-resort, but properly getting away from everything and having some quality time with yourself or your loved ones. If the idea of ...
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• Africa: Good Practices in the Processing of Uranium Ore Concentrate

  
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      Africa: Good Practices in the Processing of Uranium Ore Concentrate   WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs IAEA Regional Seminar Windhoek, Namibia April 23, 2012   Good ...
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