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Caprivi Strip or Caprivi Zipfel [Ger. Zipfel =tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia, bordered on the N by Angola and Zambia and on the S by Botswana. It is named for the German chancellor Leo, Graf von Caprivi , who obtained it from Great Britain as part of a general settlement (1890) between the two countries. It gave the former German colony of South West Africa (now Namibia) access to the Zambezi River. The region has been the scene of clashes between separatists and government forces.

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	Drifting down Caprivi's wildlife waterways.(Entertainment) Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 1/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...Namibia were a fishing net, the Caprivi Strip would be its handle. It's one...luxury and the least amount of time - Caprivi's the place. By Gillian Scoble...map, but if you zoom into eastern Caprivi on Google Earth, you'll see Impalila...
	CAPTIVATED BY CAPRIVI.(Verve) Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 1/2/2008; 700+ words ; ...away. This was the scene in the Caprivi Strip soon after 6am one recent day...Namibia welcomes everyone. The Caprivi, in fact, proved a delight. We...species have been recorded in the Caprivi. Each lodge had its appeal. At...
	Effa Okupa, Carrying the Sun on Our Backs: unfolding German colonialism in Namibia from Caprivi to Kasikili.(Book review) Magazine article from: Africa; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...German colonialism in Namibia: the Caprivi Strip. Okupa's discussion of the pre...colonial and colonial administration of Caprivi, the history of the area and its...analysis. Scholars interested in Caprivi or working on the historical origins...
	Caprivi Bushmen in Namibia Start New Lives Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/22/1993; 700+ words ; ...the menaces facing farmers in the Caprivi Strip, the skinny panhandle with Namibia...paychecks. Life for the bushmen of Caprivi has been a cultural roller coaster...and canned fish, but even if the Caprivi bushmen are years away from self...
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