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In the News (Wed 30 May 12)

  
  Caprivi Strip and Katima Mulilo, Namibia
The Caprivi is a narrow strip of land in the far northeast of Namibia, about 400 kilometres long.
The tarred Caprivi Highway was built to replace the corrugated dirt road, which was hardly passable during the rainy season.
The Caprivi is the wettest region in Namibia with its high rainfall and a number of major rivers like the Okavango, Kwando and Zambesi; all of them originating from Angola and draining an enormous area.
www.namibia-travel.net /northnamibia/caprivi.htm   (430 words)

  
  Caprivi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caprivi, sometimes called the Caprivi Strip or Caprivi Region and formally known as Itenge, is a narrow protrusion of Namibia eastwards about 450km, between Botswana on the south, Angola and Zambia to the north, and Kavango.
Caprivi is bordered by the Cuando, Linyanti, Chobe and Zambezi Rivers.
Caprivi was named after German Chancellor Leo von Caprivi, who negotiated the land in an 1890 exchange with the United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caprivi   (390 words)

  
 Leo von Caprivi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuccoli (en: Count Leo von Caprivi) (February 24, 1831–February 6, 1899) was a German major general and statesman, who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany, serving between 1890 and 1894.
Caprivi entered the army in 1849, and served in the wars of 1866 and 1870, the latter as a corps Chief of Staff.
In 1892, following a legislative defeat on an educational bill, Caprivi was dismissed as Prussian Minister-President and replaced by Count Botho zu Eulenburg, leading to an untenable division of powers between the Chancellor and the Prussian premier, ultimately leading to the dismissal of both in 1894 and their succession by Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leo_von_Caprivi   (268 words)

  
 Caprivi Liberation Front
The East Caprivi bordered by the Kwando, Linyanti, Chobe and Zambezi Rivers is a region of swamps and flood plains.
The majority of the 100,000 population of Caprivi are Lozi-speaking and share a common history and culture with Lozis across the border in Zambia.
An estimated 2,500 Namibians from the Caprivi Strip, allegedly fleeing secessionist tensions, have sought refuge in Botswana.
www.fas.org /irp/world/para/caprivi.htm   (475 words)

  
 Namibia: Justice delayed is justice denied: The Caprivi treason trial - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Caprivi, one of Namibia’s 13 provinces, is a geographically isolated corridor to the northeast of Namibia which borders Botswana, Zambia and Angola.
Government opponents in Caprivi and neighbouring countries were also targeted by the NDF due to suspicions that they were cooperating with the CLA in an effort to advance their separate struggles against their respective governments.
Notwithstanding the size, seriousness and complexity of the Caprivi treason case, the approximate four-year delay in the trial indicates significant flaws in police investigations and a lack of evidence to corroborate confession statements made by the defendants.
web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGAFR420012003   (9601 words)

  
 Caprivi (Namibia) - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Caprivi o la Franja de Caprivi es en la actualidad una región de Namibia.
Durante aquel periodo, se constituyó allí el bantustán o patria autogobernada de East Caprivi (más tarde, renombrado Lozi), el cual llegaría a formar un Estado nominalmente independiente, luego disuelto.
Durante el periodo de desarrollo separado del apartheid, y siguiendo las recomendaciones del reporte de 1964 de la Comisión Odendaal, en este territorio se formó el bantustán llamado Caprivi del Este, el cual fue destinado para los miembros de la etnia lozi.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caprivi_(Namibia)#Geograf.C3.ADa   (412 words)

  
 New hope for Caprivi with launch of AIDS treatment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Caprivi has all the high-risk elements that are known to drive the pandemic - poverty, instability and a transport corridor used by long-distance truckers, as well as a culture that keeps women subservient, and the open discussion of issues related to sex, taboo.
A new bridge across the Zambezi River, connecting Caprivi with Zambia, was opened this year to capture trade from as far north as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Caprivi has proved to be "one of the most difficult sites BMS is funding at the moment", said Mameja.
www.plusnews.org /pnprint.asp?ReportID=4031   (1672 words)

  
 The Caprivi Strip - Namibia
In place of the once corrugated dirt road through the Caprivi, which was hardly passable during the rainy season, there is a tarred National Road nowadays.
The Caprivi belongs to the tropical climate zone and registers high precipitation during the rainy season.
Katima Mulilo is the provision centre of the Caprivi strip.
www.southafrica-travel.net /namibia/ekatima.htm   (246 words)

  
 Caprivi (Namibia)
Caprivi was re-incorporated into Namibia at independence on 21 March 1990 and this flag is no longer in use.
Prior to 1977 another flag design was used in Caprivi, being horizontal blue-white-blue (1:2:1) stripes with a symbol of two crossed fl spoons being found in the centre of the white stripe.
This was very similar to the flag of the South African homeland Gazankulu, but with the latter having equal bands and a chain between the spoons on the white stripe.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/na-capri.html   (795 words)

  
 Hunting in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia
Caprivi Buffalo typically have a larger boss than Buffalo found elsewhere.
Plainsgame is available in the Caprivi, but the quota is limited.
It is possible to hunt other plainsgame animals not available in the Caprivi area.
www.huntersquest.com /namibiacaprivi.html   (249 words)

  
 Namibia Guidebook
Known historically as the Caprivi Zipfel or Caprivi Strip, it is a panhandle that joins Namibia to four other countries, across an extraordinary convergence of rivers.
It was originally envisaged that the Caprivi would form part of a corridor for passage between German South West Africa and Tanganyika in German East Africa.
Three river parks are situated in the Caprivi, the Mahango Game Reserve (245 km²) on the Okavango, the Mudumu National Park (1 000 km²) in the Kwando swamps and the Mamili National Park (320 km²) on the Linyanti.
www.orusovo.com /guidebook/content22.htm   (1638 words)

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