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Helao Nafidi is a town in Ohangwena Region in northern Namibia at the border to Angola. It has been established in 2004 as an amalgamation of several villages and settlements along the main road between Oshikango and Ohangwena [3] which are both also part of the town. Helao Nafidi has 19,375 inhabitants. [1]
In 1999 Namibia signed a mutual defence pact with its northern neighbour Angola. [29] This affected the Angolan Civil War that had been ongoing since Angola's independence in 1975. Both being leftist movements, SWAPO wanted to support the ruling party MPLA in Angola to fight the rebel movement UNITA , whose stronghold was in southern Angola.
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Besides the capital Opuwo, the region contains the municipality of Outjo, the town Khorixas and the self-governed village Kamanjab.
When Namibia was a German colony, the Caprivi Strip was known in German as Caprivizipfel.Before colonisation, it was known as Itenge.During a short-lived secession attempt around the year 2000, the name Itenge was used by the separatists.
Ongandjera (from "aagandji yiiyela", place of gold metal thread beads) is a tribal area near Okahao in the Omusati Region in northern Namibia.Ongandjera is the birthplace of Sam Nujoma, the country's first president, [1] and of Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who was the secretary-general of SWAPO from 2007 to 2012.
The location of Namibia An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Namibia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia: Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. [1] Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to
The Namibian coastal deserts are the richest source of diamonds on earth, making Namibia the world's largest producer of diamonds. It is divided into the northern Skeleton Coast and the southern Diamond Coast. Because of the location of the shoreline—at the point where the Atlantic's cold water reaches Africa—there is often extremely dense fog.