Namibia

ADF STAFF Namibia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is increasing patrol missions in its fight against illegal fishing. As part of the Agreement on Port State Measures, the first binding international agreement to…

ADF STAFF Dozens of suspected human trafficking victims were rescued from two industrial fishing vessels in Namibia in early September. Of the 60 people rescued from MV Shang Fu and the Nata 2 in Walvis Bay, most are from the…

ADF STAFF South Africa’s newest wave of COVID-19 infections is proving to be substantially different from previous waves. This is partly because of the high level of immunity in the population, according to experts from the country’s…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government in early March delivered 200 new medical emergency beds to Namibia to help the country offer extra capacity to treat patients during the global pandemic. The beds are designed for medical emergencies and…

ADF STAFF China is promoting its traditional medicine to African consumers, a situation that critics say is increasing pressure on wildlife already threatened by high demand in Asia. The growth in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in…

ADF STAFF As many African nations struggle to control illegal fishing, some are turning to drones as a relatively cheap way to conduct surveillance over vast expanses of ocean. In March, the Seychelles Fisheries Authority announced…

ADF STAFF Alongside its infrastructure investments in Africa, China is promoting the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) — raising concerns about increased poaching of the continent’s wildlife and the risk of future diseases…

ADF STAFF As experts warned of a pending fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa, the United States donated 70 intensive care unit (ICU) beds to Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services. Worth more than N$700,000…

ADF STAFF Namibian tax authorities made a shocking discovery in 2017. Millions of dollars were leaving the country for China, but only a fraction was taxed.  The scheme was uncovered when Chinese businessman Jack Huang was arrested on…

ADF STAFF The Welsh and Scottish governments donated millions of dollars’ worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) to several African nations amid predictions of a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections on the continent. In…