Otjinungua — While isolated communities in Kunene region struggle to feed themselves due to the worst drought in 100 years, drought relief food is allowed to rot in warehouses. According to the ...
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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 ...
16 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's Minister ... in regions like Omaheke, where drought and land degradation have jeopardized agriculture and livelihoods. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ...
According to Theofelus, Cabinet also supported the additional enrollment of 64,525 households to the drought relief beneficiaries ... and stated that Namibia should allocate about 5% of the ...
Namibia followed in May, declaring a state of emergency as drought left around half its population facing high levels of acute food insecurity. The drought has been driven by El Niño — a ...
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 ...