WINDHOEK, Namibia—Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after eating porridge that authorities believe became toxic when it was mixed with a fermented substance left over from a homemade alcoholic beverage, the state broadcaster reported. The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation said another four people are in a criticial condition in the hospital. NBC,…

A Conservative MP has told the House of Commons a private member’s bill that would ban the importation of big game hunting trophies was a “classic case of virtue signalling at the expense of African wildlife and the conservation efforts of African people.” The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill—which is supported by actors Charles Dance,…

First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya, her office announced on Feb. 21. The Feb. 22–Feb. 26 trip seeks to “strengthen the United States’ partnerships on the African continent, and advance our shared priorities in the region,” said the First Lady’s Office in a statement. Biden will first stop in Namibia, where “her…

When my 15-year-old granddaughter, Talya, asked me what my favorite destination was, I had to take a minute. After 35 years as a travel writer, my usual answer to that question is wherever I’ve been last, but I felt she deserved more than my usual flippant reply. Of course, so many different places come up…

Five people were killed after the plane they were traveling in crashed in Namibia’s Zambezi region on Tuesday. Local media reported that a German family of four and a South African pilot were onboard the Cessna 210 aircraft, which came down shortly after taking off from an airstrip on Impalila Island. They had spent three…

India and Namibia have signed an agreement to relocate eight African cheetahs to India in the hopes of seeing wild cats establish themselves in the Asian nation, where Asiatic cheetahs have been declared extinct since 1952 due to over-hunting and habitat loss. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on July 20 to promote…

WINDHOEK—Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle, the agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday. The viral disease, which causes lesions and lameness in cattle, sheep and other cloven-hoofed animals but does not affect people, was first detected in May in the…

BERLIN—Germany has reached an agreement with Namibia that will see it officially recognize as genocide the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people and commit to spending a total of €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion), largely on development projects. The accord announced Friday is the result of more than five years of talks with Namibia…