Namibia declared a state of emergency in May because of the drought, which is gripping a swathe of countries across southern Africa. The World Food Programme said in August that about 1.4 million ...

Namibia has lowered its economic growth forecast for this year, Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi said on Wednesday, citing a slump in demand for diamonds and a severe drought.

The approval of the National Drought Platform recommendations is ... held in August, and stated that Namibia should allocate about 5% of the national budget to water and sanitation programmes ...

Rahul Shrivastava of the IFS batch 1999 was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Namibia on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Shrivastava is expected to take up the ...

THE climate and food security crisis remains critical in southern Africa with more than 26 million people food insecure in ...

Namibia’s central bank unveiled a policy to provide financial relief to the country’s drought-hit farming industry. The plan, which took effect Oct. 23, mandates lenders to offer loan ...

Five countries — Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe — have declared national disasters over the drought and resultant hunger. The WFP estimates that some 21 million children in ...

Outside groups often offer their solutions for climate adaptation in Africa. But the best people to manage the climate crisis ...

(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst ...

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia has lowered its economic growth forecast for this year, Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi said on Wednesday, citing a slump in demand for diamonds and a severe drought.

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