13th October 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
It is international Blog Action Day (BAD) 2011 this Sunday 16 October and the topic for this year is food. Last year the FCO took an active part in this event and is encouraging its bloggers around the world to contribute to the food theme from our unique international and local perspectives. Having only been […]
3rd October 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Being the head of a small diplomatic mission means I get to do an infinite variety of work each week. Never more so than today, when I had to award a prize for a cow. Not just any cow, but the most productive cow in Namibia. For this week is the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural […]
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21st September 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Namibian guides like to pose the following question to first time visitors here: what do you do if you fall into a river in Namibia? Answer: stand up and dust yourself down. But sadly water, or more normally the lack of it, is not always a laughing matter here. Namibia is the most arid country […]
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13th September 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Social networking is a global phenomenon that no one working in media or communications can ignore. There have been a host of international events this year in which social media have played a significant part. From the Arab Spring to the Tsunami in Japan, ‘digital diplomacy’ (as the UK Foreign Office calls it) has not […]
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6th September 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Bright lights in the north: spreading the Olympic message in northern Namibia and learning more about Ovamboland. It is always incredibly uplifting to address a school of young African learners. Pupils have generally walked miles each way to attend classes. They take their studies seriously – and they always have plenty of answers when you […]
25th August 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
One of the more marvellous traits of human kind is how communities pull together to support each other during times of crisis. We have seen wonderful examples of this in the aftermath of the recent vandalism and arson attacks in London and elsewhere in the UK. Whole communities have mobilised themselves using the same social […]
5th August 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
The final 12 month countdown to the greatest show on earth has now started. London 2012 will explode into action in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, on 27 July next year.The preparations are all on track. The Park’s construction is now 88% complete and set to provide a spectacular showcase for the very […]
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25th July 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Driving back through the stunning Waterberg region of central Namibia on Friday afternoon, it struck me what a broad range of British activities I had been involved with during the week. I travelled out of Windhoek for the day to visit two groups of young British students working on school community projects with UK educational […]
6th July 2011 Windhoek, Namibia
Welcome to my first blog. I am the new British High Commissioner Designate to the Republic of Namibia. ‘Designate’ because I have just arrived in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, and am waiting to present my credentials from my head of state, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to the Namibian Head of State, President Pohamba, to confirm […]