Background: South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.
July 11th 2008Africa » Namibia » Luderitz Having spent our first night camping in the South African bush on the Orange River, Matilda (the name for our Land Rover) has got us safely to Fish River Canyon in Namibia.
All is well in Africa, t ... [full story]
June 6th 2008Africa » Namibia » Luderitz We arrived in the town of Luderitz in the early afternoon and had lunch at a nice cafe (mmmm toasties!). We don't have any photos of the town, but it is a very pretty place and really shows the Germa ... 8 photos[full story]
June 8th 2008Africa » Namibia » Luderitz After some 1300kms drive from Cape Town we arrived at the Border between South Africa and Namibia (Noordoewer). A short interlude and we are through the Border controls. Namibian soil, we drive the B1 ... 16 photos[full story]
Map of Namibia
Namibia's Flag
