Namibia

Namibia is putting 170 ELEPHANTS up for sale due to over-population

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Namibia is putting 170 ELEPHANTS up for sale as an alternative to hunting the animals due to over-population There has been an increase in the country’s elephant population to 28,000   ‘The rise in elephants’ population has resulted in human-animal conflict Last year the government offered for sale around 1,000 animals  By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Politician named after Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia

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Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia: Politician named after Nazi leader sweeps to victory but promises ‘I’m not striving for world domination’ Adolf Hitler Uunona was elected with 85 per cent of the vote in a regional poll He said his father had named him Hitler without realising what the name meant Former German colony … Read more

Namibia rejects Germany’s offer of £9million in reparations

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Namibia rejects Germany’s offer of £9million in reparations for colonial massacres that left tens of thousands of indigenous people dead following 1904 uprising Namibia President says govt. turned down Germany’s offer of compensation  Said in a statement that the reparations offered were ‘not acceptable’  German troops killed up to 80,000 of Herero and Nama people … Read more

Mother hippo lunges at an elephant to stop it from trampling her baby in Namibia 

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Save me, mum! Clash of the titans as mother hippo lunges at an elephant to stop it from trampling her baby in Namibia Photographer Quintus Strauss stumbled across the face off on safari in Namibia  He said he thinks the hippo cow managed to bite the elephant on the trunk   Elephant can be seen almost … Read more