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      Sunday 12 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
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      Wendelinus Hamutenya, pictured here on January 12, became the country's most visible gay man, after winning the inaugural "Mr Gay Namibia" pageant -- which will make him the first black African to compete for the title of Mr Gay World in neighbouring South Africa in April.
      Bulletin: Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia

      Bulletin: Gay pageant sparks breakthrough, backlash in Namibia

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      The Rossing Uranium Mine in Swakopmund, Namibia. Namibia's competition commission said Wednesday it had cleared a Chinese nuclear company to take over an Australian mining firm with rights to the world's fourth-largest uranium lode, the Husab deposit in west-central Namibia.
      Bulletin: Namibia green lights Chinese uranium buy-in

      Bulletin: Namibia green lights Chinese uranium buy-in

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      Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi (L) receives a Namibian painting on leather from his Namibian counterpart Utoni Nujoma (R) in Windhoek during bilateral talks. Yang hailed Africa as a "golden ground" for foreign investment, and vowed to work with Chinese firms to ensure they comply with local labour laws.
      Bulletin: Chinese foreign minister hails Africa as 'golden ground'

      Bulletin: Chinese foreign minister hails Africa as 'golden ground'

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      A photo provided by the National Forensic Science Institute shows a giant metallic ball, 1.1 metre in diameter and weighing some 6 kilograms (13 pounds), that fell out of the sky on a remote grassland in Namibia. Baffled authorities were prompted to contact NASA and the European space agency.
      Bulletin: "Space ball" drops on Namibia

      Bulletin: "Space ball" drops on Namibia

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      The Ruacana waterfalls on the Kunene River flow in 2008 in Namibia. The falls can only be viewed if enough rain has fallen. Parts of Namibia already receive as little as 25 millimetres of rainfall a year. Even if rainfalls remain the same over the next five decades, the warmer temperatures will boost evaporation rates, leading to water shortages.
      Bulletin: Namibia vulnerable to climate change, tries carbon trading

      Bulletin: Namibia vulnerable to climate change, tries carbon trading

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      View of an Uranium Mine in Swakopmund, Namibia. Namibia on Thursday granted the local unit of Australia's Extract Resources a mining licence to exploit the largest uranium deposit in the country, in what will be a $1.5-billion investment.
      Bulletin: Namibia grants Australian firm licence for uranium mine

      Bulletin: Namibia grants Australian firm licence for uranium mine

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      A German factory employing up to 300 workers opened in Namibia in February 2011. Namibia's urban population is growing while poverty and inequality have become less glaring, new statistics showed Friday.
      Bulletin: Poverty in Namibia declines as urban population grows

      Bulletin: Poverty in Namibia declines as urban population grows

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      Hereros women take pictures of two skulls on display in Windhoek on October 4. A national memorial Wednesday for 20 Namibian skulls seized by Imperial Germany a century ago provoked emotional calls for reparations for colonial-era abuses.
      Bulletin: Namibian memorial reignites call for German reparations

      Bulletin: Namibian memorial reignites call for German reparations

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      One of two caskets, each containing 10 skulls is taken from the aeroplane at sunrise, draped with a Namibian flag with military honours of the Namibia Defence Force. A century after colonial German authorities seized the remains of Africans for racial experiments, 20 skulls have returned to Namibia to be laid in state at parliament.
      Bulletin: Namibia's ancestral skulls welcomed home

      Bulletin: Namibia's ancestral skulls welcomed home

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      This handout picture from the National Archives of Namibia, taken during the 1904-1908 war of Germany against Herero and Nama in Namibia. A Namibian delegation left for Germany on September 25, 2011 to reclaim about 20 human skulls used by colonial-era scientists.
      Bulletin: Germany to hand back stolen Namibian skulls

      Bulletin: Germany to hand back stolen Namibian skulls

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