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The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island
The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace of life demands efficiency, gets things done, and doesn't have time for admiring the birds or the sunset. Sometimes, it's important to get nothing done, and to be absorbed by the unadulterated sounds of nature. There is no better place to relax, unwind, and embrace the simple pleasures in life than at Xobega Island Camp, where sunset boat cruises in the Okavango Delta are part of the daily routine.
Every afternoon, just as the birds are beginning their evening chorus, your guide at Xobega Island Camp carries a clinking cooler box to your waiting motor boat. The grassy island jetty offers a platform from which to climb into the bobbing boat, and cushioned benches offer a place to sit in the shade while the Okavango Delta scenery surrounds you. This wetland paradise is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is a place where birds of every colour fill the reed beds, perch on the bare branches of trees, and nest in the leafy canopies of Xobega Island. Hippos and crocodiles submerge themselves in the cool water, or sun themselves on the emerald banks. Elephants pluck day lillies from the water, and red lechwe tug at the grass with their grazer's teeth.
At sunset, the sky changes from a golden glow into blazing amber, then fire-poker red, and ultimately simmers into a soothing purple. Xobega's guests toast the setting sun from the cradle of their boat, floating on the wide waters of a Delta lagoon. Hippos exhale visibly and audibly, and fish eagles wail into the colourful sky, completing the perfect moments spent in one of the world's most celebrated and cherished natural areas.
Botswana Update from October 2013
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A Conservation Story - The Zambezi Classic
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39 teams, consisting of 105 anglers, participated in the 20th Zambezi Classic International angling competition near Katima Mulilo in the north-eastern corner of Namibia from 28 to 31 August this year. Anglers from all over Namibia, Zambia, Botswana and Australia came to participate. The event was organised by the Nwanyi Angling Club, which is situated on the mighty Zambezi River near the Zambezi Mubala Camp.
“Without the many sponsors, we would not have been able to stage the competition,” said Johan van Vuuren, chairman of the club. The three main sponsors were ESBboats Mercury, Namibia Breweries and Gondwana Collection Namibia.
Conservation is a cornerstone of the Namibian experience.
Namibia was the first African country to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, and the government has reinforced this by giving its communities the opportunity and rights to manage their wildlife through communal conservancies.
Today, over 43% of Namibia's surface area is under conservation management. This includes national parks and reserves, communal and commercial conservancies, community forests, and private nature reserves.
After Independence in 1990, visionary conservationists in the field and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism enacted policy changes that allowed rural communities to benefit from wildlife by forming conservancies. In 1998, the first four conservancies were registered.
Today, more than 70 registered conservancies embrace one in four rural Namibians. A sense of ownership over wildlife and other resources is encouraging people to use their resources sustainably. Wildlife is now embraced as a complimentary land use method to agriculture and livestock herding.
People are living with wildlife, including predators and large mammals, and are managing their natural resources wisely. They are also reaping the benefits. In 2009, community-based natural resource management generated over N$ 42 million in income to rural Namibians. All the while, the program is facilitating a remarkable recovery of wildlife.
Namibia now boasts the largest free-roaming population of black rhinos and cheetahs in the world and is the only country with an expanding population of free-roaming lions. Namibia's elephant population more than doubled between 1995 and 2008 from 7,500 to over 16,000 individuals. This remarkable turnaround has led some to call Namibia's conservation efforts the greatest African wildlife recovery story over told.
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Rivernest Cottages
Enjoy Exceptionally peaceful and tranquil luxury accommodation environment from this nestling under indigenous trees on the bank of Boronyane River, in Maun (Okavango), Botswana
78on5th in Hermanus Bed & Breakfast - Africa Travel Channel
Poised against the Voelklip Mountain in Hermanus, with the all-embracing green belt of the Fernkloof Nature Reserve and Atlantic Ocean, is the owner managed 78 on 5th Bed & Breakfast.
Only a mere 500 meters from the beach, guests are well advised to spend time absorbing the serene splendor, which will feed their souls and revitalize the senses.
Delight in one of the three tastefully decorated luxury double en-suite rooms, all featuring private entrances, and equipped to make your stay more than a little unforgettable. Thoughtful touches ensure a special romantic stay.
H.E. Charles T. Ntwagae, Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations
(New York, May 14, 2014) Ambassadors Series Africa Panel #3: African Solutions to African Problems aimed at serving as a platform to bring diplomats accredited to the United Nations together with academics, experts and civil society to engage with one another, and to discuss global issues and exchange multiple perspectives, was held at the Peace Islands Institute in partnership with the Journalists and Writers Foundation.
H.E. Tunde Adetunji, President/CEO of the African Heritage Foundation, moderated the panel discussion. H.E Charles T. Ntwaagae, Permanent Representative of Botswana, H.E Cherif Mahamat Zene, Permanent Representative of Chad, and H.E Hermenegilde Niyonzima, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Burundi delivered the speeches respectively.
Our distinguished panelists
African Diaspora as the sixth region of Africa
The panel began with the moderator discussing how far Africa has come in terms of its development. Africa has always been coveted by other nations in terms of its resources. Recently the focus had pivoted towards China and India, but Africa seems to be back in the headlines in terms of foreign direct investment, labor force capacity, in addition to its natural resources. Another focus was the educated African Diaspora known as the sixth region of Africa. The potential lost from the brain drain of Africans in pursuit of education, health, and opportunity, is a challenge for the continent. An initiative has been set to change the brain drain into a brain gain and bring back the Diaspora to help Africa move forward.
Peace and Security
An area that was mentioned repeatedly among the panelists was peace and security. This continues to be a major issue in the continent. A country afflicted by unstable and dangerous conditions cannot move forward to focus on other areas of development such as the case with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Somalia and Sudan. Poverty, education, and youth unemployment also continue to be challenges for Africa. These are chronic problems that are based on past grievances dating back to countries' independence.
Rebranding Africa's image in the world
Speakers addressed the fact that Africa has suffered from a prolonged negative image, which negates the progress the continent has made since many countries' independence. Africa is seen as a war-filled, diseased and poverty ridden region, when in fact it has changed dramatically. In the political sphere many countries have gravitated towards liberal democracies. Economically many African countries have embraced a free market economy. Major improvements have been made in health, education, and overall living conditions. Budgets have been purposely redirected towards these areas and the positive effects can be seen. In particular, the example of Botswana's climb from its HIV epidemic that overran the country now provides medical aid to 95 percent of its citizens who need the treatment. In additional to political and social reform, financial aid also continues to be a hopeful area. The donor/recipient relationship has shifted to more of a partnership. This example of partnership can be seen among the public and private sector as well, known as PPP.
Overall education, development, and the potential of the Diaspora in propelling Africa forward were the hopeful takeaway messages. Africa still has many challenges ahead of it, but it continues to grow in potential motivated largely by its vast youth and Diaspora populations.
kalahari desert in Botswana
Les pays désertiques sont sujettes d'une situation précaire de sécurité alimentaire. comment développer une agriculture durable si les conditions naturelles du climat sont déjà rude. Malgré cet obstacle majeure, les producteurs du Botswana ne se sont pas décourager, mais plutôt développer des stratégies et techniques de production apte à cette situation. Cette vidéo présente une vue panoramique du désert du Kalahari qui traverse à près de 84% le Botswana.
bushman ouma anna
a group of friends visiting and experiencing one of the last remaining bushman family clans in the namibian desert. an epic and truly spiritual journey
big bull elephant
Pom Pom Camp, Okavanago Delta, Botswana
July 2015
Snares to Wares : Community Based Conservation - Part 1
MSU assistant professor Robert Montgomery and MSU graduate student Tutilo Mudumba show why snaring is such an important problem to address in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park