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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia's first female leader

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president

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Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of three million people.

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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

O.J. Simpson’s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to turn away from

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Namibia Votes With Ruling Party Facing Its Toughest Race Yet

Namibia's vice president was among the first voters in elections Wednesday that could see her become the desert nation's first woman leader, even as her ruling SWAPO party faces a strong challenge to its 34-year grip on power.

International Business Times

Namibia's ruling party on edge as country holds presidential polls

The small southern African nation of Namibia goes to the polls on Wednesday for presidential and legislative elections. The ruling Swapo party is facing its tightest race since the country became independent in 1990.

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Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader

A woman who joined Namibia’s independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes in a presidential election

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Namibia elections 2024: Who’s in the running and what’s at stake?

As a wave of election upsets batters the region, the Southern African country could be next.

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Namibia’s game-changing 2024 elections: Swapo might face defeat for the first time since independence in 1990

The former liberation movement South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been in firm political control of Namibia since independence in 1990.

The Conversation

Namibian President Hage Geingob Dies, Prompting Election Preparations

Namibia's President Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82. A respected leader known for his commitment to democracy and economic stability. Elections to be he...

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Namibia's President Hage Geingob Dies In Hospital

Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said.

International Business Times

Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment

In a post on the social media platform X the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife and children by his side.

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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob dies aged 82

The African leader announced last month that he had begun treatment for cancer.

Al Jazeera

Namibia’s president to undergo treatment after ‘cancerous cells’ found

Hage Geingob, 82, will continue to carry out his presidential duties while seeking treatment, his office said.

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Namibia condemns Germany for defending Israel in ICJ genocide case

Namibia says Germany has failed to ‘draw lessons from its horrific history’ by supporting Israel at the ICJ.

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Martti Ahtisaari: the Finnish peacemaker who played midwife to Namibian independence

Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president, died on 16 October at the age of 86. Born in eastern Finland, he was two years old when his family fled from the Russian invasion at the outbreak of the second world war.

France 24

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob

This week in Across Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Namibian President Hage Geingob ahead of his arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly. He shares his perspective on governance, the impact of Africa's first climate change summit and the role of the African Union in responding to regional…

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Namibia and South Africa's ruling parties share a heroic history - but their 2024 electoral prospects look weak

Namibian president Hage Geingob used his recent state visit to South Africa to also address a meeting of the national executive committee of the governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). This underscored the ANC’s historic ties to Namibia’s governing party, South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo).

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Angola's Dos Santos, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, dies in Spain

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola with an iron fist for 38 years, died on Friday at a hospital in Barcelona after suffering cardiac arrest, the government said. He was 79.

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What is South Africa’s Phala Phala farm robbery scandal about?

President Ramaphosa is at the centre of an international scandal involving the theft of $4m from his game farm.

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Namibia launches sovereign wealth fund following oil discoveries

There have been two major oil finds in the southern African country this year.

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Namibia badly needs refurbishment after 32 years under the ruling party

Namibia has been a presidential democracy since independence from South Africa in 1990. Much executive power is vested in the head of state, who is elected directly every five years in parallel to the National Assembly.

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