Anglican bishops call for end to exploratory drilling in Namibia’s Kavango Basin
Thirty-four Anglican bishops and three archbishops from across the world have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to exploratory drilling in the Kavango Basin, Namibia. The move comes after Canadian company ReconAfrica bought the rights to drill for oil in more than 35,000 square kilometres of the Kavango Basin, a World Heritage-listed and Ramsar Wetland […]
Namibia weighs demands for rape crackdown after street protests
Windhoek, NamibiaThomson Reuters Foundation Street protests that led to the arrest of 25 women’s rights activists in Namibia at the weekend have prompted the government to launch an urgent review to consider their demands for tougher penalties for rape and sexual abuse. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Windhoek, the city of Walvis […]
Namibian women say #MeToo in new movement against sexual violence
Yaounde, CameroonThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of women have spoken out about sexual harassment and abuse in Namibia, sparking what activists on Friday said was one of Africa’s first major #MeToo movements. In the past fortnight more than 200 cases of sexual violence have been reported to the Namibian Women’s Lawyers Association, which is providing free […]
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SNAPSHOT: NAMIB-NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA
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DESERT CROSSING: MATT NAPIER’S MISSION TO CHANGE THE WORLD, ONE STEP AT A TIME
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Matt Napier about his recent walk across southern Africa’s Namib Desert and how he and his wife Wendy are trying to make a difference to the lives of the world’s poorest…
Lutherans gather in Namibia for 12th global assembly under the theme of ‘Liberated by God’s Grace’
Lutheran World Federation president Bishop Munib Younan from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land at the assembly. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert. Lutherans from across the world have gathered in Windhoek, Namibia, this week for the 12th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation. Almost 800 people from some 145 member churches around the […]