They explained that a front leather piece rooted in Himba and San traditions represents Namibia’s connection to nature, hunting, and gathering. “Completing the look, the anklets reflect Ovahimba and ...

Schoolgirls in Windhoek walk past a memorial to victims of Germany's colonial-era massacre in Namibia - Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR Schoolgirls in Windhoek walk past a ...

FILE - Skulls of people from the Ovaherero and Nama tribes, which were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for racial experiments, are returned to Namibian tribal leaders during a ...

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Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend. By Lynsey Chutel and ...

Namibia’s cabinet had only two women — barely 5.5% — at independence in 1990. Dr Libertina Amathila and Dr Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana stood alone among a sea of male ministers, symbols of a liberation ...

Henning Melber is a member of Swapo since 1974. 10 December is worldwide commemorated as Human Rights Day. It marks the anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on that day ...

BERLIN – Germany may make payments to Namibia for the killing of 65,000 tribespeople during colonial occupation, an episode that is seen by some as the first genocide of the 20th century, a Foreign ...

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