Namibia News API

Get the live top headlines from Namibia with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top headlines from Namibia. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=na&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=na" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "general", "country": "na", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "general",
    country: "na",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "na",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=na&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 56238,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "03591d3b05e0dea078925880a0ac310b",
            "title": "Namibia takes centre stage in global nuclear verification exercise",
            "description": "T\nhe vast uranium-rich landscapes, mining environment and remote terrain in the Erongo region have made it an ideal testing ground for the world’s most adv",
            "content": "T\nhe vast uranium-rich landscapes, mining environment and remote terrain in the Erongo region have made it an ideal testing ground for the world’s most advanced nuclear-test verification exercise.\nDubbed the Integrated Field Exercise 2026 (IFE26), th... [10442 chars]",
            "url": "https://neweralive.na/namibia-takes-centre-stage-in-global-nuclear-verification-exercise/",
            "image": "https://neweralive.na/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/IFE5-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T08:19:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d97b02c58e142f0015111ff2f96c75f2",
                "name": "New Era",
                "url": "https://neweralive.na"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "089e9b86816c348f8f7d835b3ef5e32f",
            "title": "Wayne Rooney tears into 'shot to bits' Man Utd and slams Bruno Fernandes' lack of effort in Roma win",
            "description": "Wayne Rooney slammed captain Bruno Fernandes for failing to track back during Manchester United's spectacular Champions League comeback victory over Roma.",
            "content": "Wayne Rooney heavily criticised Bruno Fernandes for a lack of effort during Manchester United’s dramatic comeback victory against Roma. Despite Matheus Cunha inspiring a remarkable turnaround to save Michael Carrick's blushes, Rooney was left furious... [2813 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/wayne-rooney-bruno-fernandes-man-utd-roma-champions-league/bltd6e6d9d59a910b94",
            "image": "https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/getty-2302930947/crop/MM5DGMRZGY5DCOBVGQ5G433XMU5DAORXGQ======/GettyImages-2302930947.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T06:52:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90ada3ade3c66a756d5cd36c7829c359",
                "name": "Goal.com",
                "url": "https://www.goal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8855be7c448a87ee9ba78e575552e86b",
            "title": "Stampriet aquifer association calls for pause to Leonardville drilling",
            "description": "The Stampriet aquifer uranium mining association (Sauma) has called for full disclosure of the drilling permits granted to Headspring Investments.",
            "content": "The Stampriet aquifer uranium mining association (Sauma) has called for full disclosure of the drilling permits granted to Headspring Investments.\nHeadspring announced on Tuesday that it had been granted permission from the Ministry of Agriculture, F... [1737 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.namibian.com.na/stampriet-aquifer-association-calls-for-pause-to-leonardville-drilling/",
            "image": "https://www.namibian.com.na/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/WhatsApp-Image-2026-11-02-at-10.16.10-AM-1024x768.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T06:45:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ccf6840b45337a6c53dec9bea8cb2c92",
                "name": "The Namibian",
                "url": "https://www.namibian.com.na"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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