Namibia

March 2007 | Ratings Update

Windhoek is one of the most stalwart friends of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, but the general population and businesses are not so supportive. Zimbabweans, thought to be easily numbering tens of thousands, have flooded into Namibia, most are unskilled, and include sex-workers, and their presence raises concerns about increased levels of crime and diseases such as TB (the country has one of the highest infection rates in the world), HIV/AIDS, and other problems such as animal diseases. The government has tightened visa restrictions, but its borders are porous, and it should realise that the only credible solution is

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