Namibia is facing a "natural disaster" because ... mobilising all government agencies to respond to the drought. The lack of rain has already left 500,000 people - one in five Namibians - without ...

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.

A drastic measure Namibia's government is taking drastic measures to mitigate the consequences of the drought. Scores of wild ...

The Cabinet has approved recommendations from the National Drought Platform on issues such ... and stated that Namibia should allocate about 5% of the national budget to water and sanitation ...

Otjinungua — While isolated communities in Kunene region struggle to feed themselves due to the worst drought in 100 years ... comparable to other people in Namibia. The headman of Ohajiuua ...

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’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 ...

Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia ...

Zimbabwe declared a national disaster in April. Namibia followed in May, declaring a state of emergency as drought left around half its population facing high levels of acute food insecurity.

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Arid Namibia is among a handful of southern African countries to have suffered the worst drought in the region in decades. "The revisions stem primarily from expected lower output from the mining ...