CAPE TOWN — Namibia intends to award a 25-year production license to Canada’s ReconAfrica if it finds oil near the Okavango Delta, Energy Minister Tom Alweendo said, despite concerns it could affect ...

The search for oil and gas in the watershed of the Okavango Delta accelerated on January 11, when a drilling rig from Houston, Texas, broke ground on the first test well in Namibia.

44 COM 7B.80 Okavango Delta (Botswana) (N 1432) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7B, Recalling Decisions 38 COM 8B.5 and 42 COM 7B.89, adopted at its 38th (Doha, ...

Environmentalists say this drilling project in Namibia endangers wildlife in the Okavango Delta. The Canadian-based company behind it, Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd., denies this. Die Paten TV ...

The delta sits in the Okavango river basin, which spans three African countries: Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Because it’s an oasis, in a semi-arid area, it hosts a rich array of plants and ...

The Okavango River sustains over half a million people in Namibia and Botswana. The main livelihood activities in the basin are arable farming, livestock farming, fishing and tourism.

Windhoek, Namibia – The Okavango Delta is home to some of the world’s most threatened species, including endangered African wild dogs and cheetah, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, and lions.

Analysis - You won't believe it: A Canadian company is bringing a rig to Namibia and then to Botswana to ascertain the potential for fracking in - wait for it - the Okavango Delta and Kavango ...

The Okavango Delta has been inhabited for centuries by small numbers of indigenous people, with different groups adapting their cultural identity and lifestyle to the exploitation of particular ...

Opponents say the hunt for oil and gas threatens vital waterways in Namibia and the Okavango Delta’s arid savannas, home to the world’s largest elephant population and vast numbers of ...

Namibia intends to award a 25-year production licence to Canada's ReconAfrica if it finds oil near the Okavango Delta, Energy Minister Tom Alweendo said, despite concerns it could affect the ...

CAPE TOWN, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Namibia intends to award a 25-year production licence to Canada’s ReconAfrica if it finds oil near the Okavango Delta, Energy Minister Tom Alweendo said, despite ...