This odd plant hidden in the Namib Desert looks like it belongs in a Sci-Fi movie, but it's actually one of Earth's ...

Once a thriving diamond mining settlement deep within the Namib Desert, Kolmanskop in southern Namibia is now a hauntingly beautiful ghost town, slowly being reclaimed by the sand. With wallpaper ...

People who live in and near the Namib Desert speak of two winds ... from the frenzied exploitation going on in the rest of Africa. The islands offshore (now proclaimed a marine sanctuary as ...

A stunning dry lake in Africa that is famous for its towering red sand dunes is one of the world’s best destinations to visit in April. Located in the southern part of the Namib Desert ...

In August 2024, the Jasper House Museum in Oranjemund, Namibia, unveiled a new exhibition dedicated to the artifacts recovered from the Bom Jesus, a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck discovered in the ...

The archaeology of southern Africa’s west coast desert belt has not received the same attention. The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia. It is a hyperarid ...

Africa is the second-driest inhabited continent after Australia and as such, provides some varied deserts. Believed by many geologists to be the oldest desert in the world, the Namib in Southern ...

This is reportedly Africa’s first jazz festival to be held in the Namib Desert. Three stages will operate between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. With a beach and desert experience, music lovers will ...