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Namibe

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Namibe (nämēb), formerly Mossamedes (mōsä`mədĕs), town (1987 est. pop. 77,000), SW Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Iron ore is the leading export; sisal, cotton, tobacco, frozen meat, hides, and skins are also significant.
Namibe
a port in SW Angola: fishing industry. Pop.: 77 000 (latest est.)


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The focus of the digs so far have been along the coast north of Luanda, and in the desert province of Namibe where sand cliffs drop dramatically to the ocean below, with fossils poking out of the embankments.
These include the reconstruction of the Benguela railway that runs from Angola to Congo and Zambia and the Luanda- Namibe track.
CIF, a Chinese company based in Hong Kong, is rebuilding Angola's railways which will soon operate again, linking Luanda to Malange, Benguela to Moxico and Namibe to Menongue.
 
 
 
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