Kunene

Kunene is one of the fourteen areas of Namibia and domestic to the Himba ethnic institution. Compared to the rest of Namibia, it is notably underdeveloped. This is because of the mountainous inaccessible geography and the dryness that considerably hinders agriculture. The place's name comes from the Kunene River which paperwork the northern border with Angola. The largest town and capital is Opuwo. Kunene's western aspect is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north, it borders Angola's Namibe Province, and inside the some distance japanese part of its northern facet it borders Cunene Province.

Kunene is one of few areas that Namibia's ruling SWAPO birthday party does now not dominate. Previously the rivalry was specifically with the United Democratic Front, however currently other parties show right consequences in Kunene's constituencies. In November 2008, SWAPO activists and politicians known as for employer to "destroy" the UDF government in Kunene. SWAPO additionally claimed that UDF and Democratic Turnhalle Alliance have been "sabotaging" neighborhood government projects within the location because of incompetence.