Namibia
‘We’re Scared’: Namibia’s New Gay Rights Are Already at Risk
The southern African nation has ruled that same-sex marriages officiated abroad are legally valid, but this decision has sparked a new wave of homophobic hate.
2020 Was the Year Young People Across Africa Demanded Change
While some movements flamed out, activists across the continent, particularly young women, can take pride in the changes they began to bring about.
These Artists Tore Down Street Signs Named After Germany's Racist Past
We followed "Rocco and His Brothers" on their latest project
"Worst Sound Installation Ever" to Play Toto's "Africa" for All Eternity
Artist Max Siedentopf has set up some battery-powered speakers in the Namib Desert. "Africa" will play on loop until the installation is consumed by the sands of time.
African Countries Are Using Trump's 'Shithole' Comments to Drive Tourism
"We would like to invite you to come to shithole Namibia, one of the best shithole countries out there."
Another Olympic Boxer is Accused of Sexually Assaulting Worker in Rio
Namibia's flag-bearer is accused of forcing himself on a housekeeper in the Olympic village.
South African Court Overturns Ban on Domestic Trade in Rhino Horn
South Africa saw a drop in the number of rhinos killed in 2015, but a record number of the animals were slaughtered in Namibia and Zimbabwe, primarily to satisfy Asian demand for rhino horn.
UN Report Details North Korea's Exploits in Africa, Including Training Cops in Martial Arts
A report to the UN Security Council says North Korea is building munitions factories in Namibia, attempting to send spare missile parts to Egypt, and trying to buy surveillance equipment from the UK.
Africa's Light Pollution-Free Natural Wonders Make a Gorgeous 4K Timelapse
Filmmaker Maciej Tomków journeyed to Namibia and Botswana to find a world untouched by human expansion.
Cheetahs Are Hard
In the hills of Virginia, biologists are breeding droves of the wild African cats, but it's not an easy task.
Internet Neo-Nazis Are Trying to Build a White Supremacist Utopia in Namibia
They're sick of living with non-white people in the West, so they're trying to colonize Africa. Makes sense.
Dueling Scientists War Over Namibian Fairy Circles
Why, my good sir, is your effect not replicated in neighboring ecosystems?