Namibia deploys army to fight fire in one of Africa’s largest reserves

 

(Posted 01st October 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Lyndal Rowlands, Aljazeera (Qatar), September 29, 2025
Namibia has deployed more than 500 soldiers to help fight a fire that has burned through a third of the vast Etosha National Park, one of Africa’s largest wildlife reserves, Prime Minister Tjitunga Ngurare Manongo said in a social media post. Manongo said, starting Sunday, the troops would help firefighters, police, and volunteers who are already fighting the “raging fire”.
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