In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants.

Southern Africa's sparsely populated desert nation of Namibia holds presidential and legislative elections Wednesday.

Most were poached in Etosha, Namibia's biggest national park ... now use sophisticated equipment to track and tranquilise the animals before hacking off the horn, leaving them bleeding to death.

Namibia is facing a "natural disaster" because ... At least 60,000 domestic animals have died in the past six months. Those affected are facing severe food shortages following the prolonged ...