Diamond-rich Namibia’s economy to shrink by 0.6 percent; mining slows in world economic crisisWINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia’s central bank governor said Wednesday the diamond-rich southern African nation’s economy will shrink by 0.6 percent in 2009 as mining slows in the global economic crisis. US secretary of state: Obama to put women, girls first in fight against AIDSWINDHOEK, Namibia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration will put women and girls first in the fight against AIDS. Nearly 100 dead in Namibia’s worst floods in decadesWINDHOEK - Residents of the south-west African desert state of Namibia are bracing for what could be ‘the worst flood in four decades’ in the north of the country, local media reported Thursday. The flood waters have already claimed close to 100 lives. |