It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence.

Namibia is the home for one of the toughest footraces in the world, the Namibian ultra marathon.

Our Namibian colleague reminded us that meaningful development cannot take place in an environment of violence and insecurity.

In addition to being an ordinary Namibian and in addition to being a Himba I'm also a trained conservationist.

A Pakistani infantry battalion is deployed in Lofa County, while a Namibian infantry battalion is deployed in Grand Cape Mount County.

With a small army and a fragile economy, the Namibian Government's principal foreign policy concern is developing strengthened ties within the Southern African region.

Media and journalists in Namibia are represented by the Namibian chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Editors' Forum of Namibia.

Except for the largest newspaper, The Namibian, which is owned by a trust, the other mentioned private newspapers are part of the Democratic Media Holdings.

Encouraged by the rich uranium deposits the Namibian government plans to erect its first nuclear power station by 2018, also uranium enrichment is envisaged to happen locally.

Sport Hunting is also a large, and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14 of total tourism in the year 2000, or 19.6 million US dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters.

According to The Diamond Investigation , a book about the global diamond market, from 1978, De Beers, the largest diamond company, bought most of the Namibian diamonds, and would continue to do so, because whatever government eventually comes to power they will need this revenue to survive .