Namibia
Facts and historical events related to Namibia, drawn from the Provenance Africa archive and the On This Day collection.
- Sam Nujoma, founding President of Namibia and leader of its independence movement, dies. (2025)
- Happy independence to our Namibian brothers and sisters! On 21 March 1990, Namibia secured its independence…
- For foreign companies trying to invest in Africa, the possibility of being asked for a bribe by a foreign p…
- A man named Adolf Hitler has won an election in Namibia.
- Food for thought, from the First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos.
- The Namibian government had banned the purchase new vehicles for politicians for the next five years.
- The Namibian Genocide of 1904-07, where tens of thousands of Namibians were driven to the desert, raped, sh…
- The 10 most competitive economies in Africa, 2019. 1.Mauritius 🇲🇺 2. South Africa 🇿🇦 3. Morocco 🇲🇦 4.…
- In 1971 apartheid SA, Portugal and Rhodesia formed "Alcora", a secret military alliance to fight African fr…
- The 21 safest countries to travel to in Africa are: Angola Benin Botswana Cape Verde Djibouti Equatorial Gu…
- In a country that is the driest south of the Sahara, that is home to the Namib and Kalahari Deserts, where…
- Germany has agreed to return the artifacts and human remains they shipped away from her former colonies in…
- Happy Birthday to Bob Marley, who would've turned 74 today! His influence around world through his music wa…
- Corruption in Public sector measured in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018). 1 Seychelles 2 Botswana 3 Cabo Verde 4 R…
- Namibia, Mauritius, Ghana, Rwanda, Benin and Kenya either grant a visa on arrival or allow up to 90 days vi…
- Mobile internet data are the most expensive in the following African countries: Equatorial Guinea $35.47 (f…
- Every African should read this. Fidel Castro in 1998 detailing how Cuba, with no foreign help, and at the r…
- Ladies and gentlemen, there was no war. It was the 20th century's first genocide, a concerted extermination…
- When it comes to press freedom today, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa and Cape Verde are way ahead of Spain, F…
- Given that only 16% of Africa’s trade takes place between African countries, 44 nations on 21 March signed…
- Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia and Gabon are the leading African countries in mobile ban…
- Here's Michael Jackson in Namibia, 1998, with plans to empower the people. https://x.com/MJJLegion/status/8…
- 1] "South-West Africa is a geographical area. Slaves and dogs are named by their masters. Free men name the…
- 1. Hitler wiped out 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. What you were not told: he was inspired by the Namibia…
- Namibia had scrapped visa requirements for all Africans!
- 1. The Heroes Acre, Windhoek, Namibia. A $60 million National War Memorial with the statue of 'The Unknown…
- Greetings from Namibia, where the (Atlantic) Ocean meets the world's oldest desert, The Namib Desert.
- Former Namibian President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, won the 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leade…
- Just one. Windhoek, Namibia. https://x.com/Hey_MissKeisha/status/646838178205298688?s=09
- Robert Mugabe Avenue (named after the Zimbabwean President) and (Cuba's Fidel) Castro Street in Windhoek, N…
- Boundaries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The river is the great River Zambezi. Good morning Af…
- Namibia is the fourth largest exporter of non-fuel minerals in Africa and the world's fourth largest produc…
- Namibia has the least rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa.Home to Kalahari & Namib deserts. Namib meets the Atla…
- Windhoek Lager, brewed in Windhoek, Namibia, is sold in 28 nations worldwide , including South Africa, Tanz…
- Over 50% of Namibia's arable land either belong to, or is being utilised by less than 4000 whites while the…
- In 1946 the United Nations (UN) refused South Africa permission to annex South West Africa (Namibia) as a f…
- The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is the 2nd largest canyon in the world after Grand Canyon, USA. A huge tou…
- There are records of Herero (tribe) women of Namibia fighting German soldiers as late as 1919.
- Chieftainess Kaipkire of the Herero Tribe (Namibia) led her people in relentless battles against British sl…
- Dragon's Breath Cave, located in Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia contains the largest underground lake in th…