The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa,the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi),slightly less than half of the Nile's. The 2,574 km (1,599 mi) river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola,along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana,then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique,where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
Omusati is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia,its capital is Outapi. The towns of Okahao,Oshikuku and Ruacana as well as the self-governed village Tsandi are situated in this region. As of 2020,Omusati had 148,834 registered voters.
Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo,its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Besides the capital Opuwo,the region contains the municipality of Outjo,the town Khorixas and the self-governed village Kamanjab. Kunene is home to the Himba people,a subtribe of the Herero,as well as to Damara people and Nama people. As of 2020,Kunene had 58,548 registered voters.
The Okavango River,is a river in southwest Africa. It is known by this name in Botswana,and as Cubango in Angola,and Kavango in Namibia. It is the fourth-longest river system in southern Africa,running southeastward for 1,600 km (1,000 mi). It begins at an elevation of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in the sandy highlands of Angola. Farther south,it forms part of the border between Angola and Namibia,and then flows into Botswana. The Okavango does not have an outlet to the sea. Instead,it discharges into the Okavango Delta or Okavango Alluvial Fan,in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert. The Cuito River is a major tributary.
The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a vast inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an altitude of 930–1,000 m in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari.
The Cuando River is a river in south-central Africa flowing through Angola and Namibia's Caprivi Strip and into the Linyanti Swamp on the northern border of Botswana. Below the swamp,the river is called the Linyanti River and,farther east,the Chobe River,before it flows into the Zambezi River.
The Cunene or Kunene is a river in Southern Africa. It flows from the Angola highlands southwards to the border with Namibia. It then flows in a westerly direction along the border until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean.
ǃKungKUUNG (ǃXun),also known as Ju,is a dialect continuum spoken in Namibia,Botswana,and Angola by the ǃKung people,constituting two or three languages. Together with the ǂʼAmkoe language,ǃKung forms the Kxʼa language family. ǃKung constituted one of the branches of the putative Khoisan language family,and was called Northern Khoisan in that scenario,but the unity of Khoisan has never been demonstrated and is now regarded as spurious. Nonetheless,the anthropological term "Khoisan" has been retained as an umbrella term for click languages in general.
The African banded barb,Angola barb,blue-barred barb or fire barb is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
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The 2008 Namibia floods took place in early February 2008,a rapid onset of heavy rains triggered floods in northern Namibia,leading to one of its worst floods in 50 years. The floods had killed 42 people by early March and an estimated 65,000 people were affected,primarily in the regions of Omusati,Oshikoto,Oshana,Ohangwena and Caprivi. 40,000 people were assisted by the Namibian Red Cross with 4,600 in relocation camps. Over-crowding and insanitary conditions caused health concerns in relocation camps and an outbreak of cholera was announced in March. On 14 March,the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs triggered the International Charter for "Space and Major Disasters". Staple crops were devastated and 52,000 people from flood-affected areas were considered in need of immediate of assistance to cover their basic food needs. Deputy Prime Minister Libertine Amathila declared that the government would spend 65 million Namibian dollars to assist the displaced. Long-term impacts included damage to farmland,housing,schools,roads and infrastructure across the region. The floods reduced the resilience of the population who were left vulnerable to further flooding which occurred in 2009.
Synodontis woosnami,known as the Upper Zambezi squeaker,or bubblebarb squeaker,is a species of upside-down catfish that is native to Angola,Botswana,Namibia,Zambia and Zimbabwe where it is found in the upper Zambezi and Okavango River basins and the Cunene River. It was first described by British-Belgian zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1911,from a specimen collected in the Okavango River in the Lake Ngami district of Botswana. The species name woosnami is derived from R. B. Woosnam,the collector of the first specimen.
Botswana–Namibia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Botswana and Namibia. Botswana gained independence from Britain in September 1966. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990 following the Namibian War of Independence,and the two countries soon after established formal diplomatic relations. Botswana has a high commission in Windhoek. Namibia has a high commission in Gaborone. Both countries are members of the Southern African Development Community,African Union,Group of 77,and Commonwealth of Nations.
Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is the second-largest nature and landscape conservation area in the world,spanning the international borders of five countries in Southern Africa. It includes a major part of the Upper Zambezi River and Okavango basins and Delta,the Caprivi Strip of Namibia,the southeastern part of Angola,southwestern Zambia,the northern wildlands of Botswana and western Zimbabwe. The centre of this area is at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers where the borders of Botswana,Namibia,Zambia and Zimbabwe meet. It incorporates a number of notable national parks and nature sites,including Chobe National Park,Hwange National Park,and the Victoria Falls. The region is home to a population of approximately 250,000 animals,including the largest population of African Elephants in the world.
Bwabwata National Park is a protected area in northeastern Namibia that was established in 2007 and covers 6,274 km2 (2,422 sq mi). It was created by merging Namibia's Caprivi Game Park and Mahango Game Park. It is situated in the Zambezi and Kavango East regions,extending along the Caprivi Strip. It is bounded by the Okavango River to the west and the Kwando River to the east. Angola lies to the north and Botswana to the south.
Nkasa Rupara National Park,also Nkasa Lupala National Park,formerly Mamili National Park,is a national park in Namibia. It is centered on the Nkasa and Rupara islands on the Kwando/Linyanti River in the south-western corner of East Caprivi. Botswana lies to the west,south and east,and Sangwali village to the north. It is Namibia's largest formally protected wetland area. It is one of Namibia’s protected areas that benefits local communities surrounding parks. The unfenced park forms a trans-boundary link for wildlife migration between Angola,Botswana,Namibia and Zambia. Nkasa Rupara is part of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.
Zambezi bream,also known as dwarf bream,is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in river systems in southern Africa.
The 2018–2021 Southern Africa drought was a period of drought that took place in Southern Africa. The drought began in late October 2018,and negatively affected food security in the region. In mid-August 2019,the drought was classified as a level 2 Red-Class event by the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System. The alert level was reduced to the Orange-1.7 by 12 December 2019,as the new wet season had started. In September 2020,the drought was classified as a level 2 Red-Class event. The drought continued into early 2021. Beginning in October 2021,South Africa experienced above average rainfall and reservoirs refilled by early 2022.
The Cuvelai-Etosha Basin is a transboundary wetland area shared by Angola and Namibia extending over 450 kilometres from north to south. Covering almost 160,000 km2,the widest point of the basin is along the Angola-Namibia border from the Kunene River east to the Okavango River.
