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AFRICA: NAMIBIA
High and dry The Namibian government is lifting its moratorium on new
casino licences, opening the door for the development of the country’s entertainment and tourism industry
The Republic of Namibia is in southern Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. The name of the country is derived from the Namib Desert which is considered to be the oldest desert in the world.
It gained independence from South Africa in March 1990 following the Namibian War of Independence and before that was known as German South-West Africa then later as South-West Africa.
The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by Bushmen, Damara and Namaqua and since the 14th century AD by Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion.
The country became a German colony in 1884 in a bid to forestall British
encroachment and remained a German colony until the end of World War I. In 1920 the League of Nations mandated the country to South Africa and although they wanted to incorporate Namibia into its territory it never officially did so.
It was said the only reason Germany showed an interest was because of the natural deep water harbour of Walvis Bay, which was under British control.
In 1966 uprisings and demands by African leaders let the United Nations assume direct responsibility over the territory and the South West Africa Peoples Organisation became the official representative of the Namibian people in 1973. However Namibia remained under South African administration during this time and following internal violence South Africa installed an interim administration in 1985.
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The dry lands of Namibia were
inhabited since early times by Bushmen, Damara and
Namaqua and since
the 14th century AD by Bantu.
With the exception of Walvis Bay (a harbour town with remained under South African control for a few more years) Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990. Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first President of Namibia whilst Walvia Bay was ceded to Namibia at the end of the Apartheid in South Africa in 1994.
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