Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
Political analysts said there is a possibility SWAPO will be ousted by youth fed up with high unemployment, inequality and corruption allegations, although longstanding loyalty to the party
Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region
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.
Namibia: voting underway as the country gears towards new leadership
Namibia began voting on Wednesday with the country expecting a change in ledership and governance. About 1.4 million people — approximately half the Namibian population — are registered to vote to decide the president and the makeup of Parliament for a five-year term.
Namibia votes with ruling party seeking to extend 34-year rule
Namibians go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election for the ruling SWAPO party, which is seeking to extend its 34-year rule.
Namibia votes today, 5 things about general election in the African nation
Namibia is holding elections today, with its history of genocide, SWAPO party leadership, drought challenges, and uranium exports all playing a big role in shaping the voters’ decision
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
Namibia's SWAPO faces new challenges in tight election
Could SWAPO recover from its 2019 decline? SWAPO has already seen a decline, however. In Namibia's 2019 parliamentary elections, it lost its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly for the first time since independence in 1990.
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
Namibia to Vote in Toughest Election Yet for Ruling Party
A SWAPO loss would mean the first transition of power to a new party since Namibia gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. High unemployment, corruption allegations and inequality have eroded SWAPO's support,
Namibia Holds Hotly Contested Election
Namibia holds elections on Wednesday that have been billed as the most hotly contested in the southern African nation since it gained independence in 1990. The South West Africa People’s Organisation has dominated Namibian politics for the past 35 years,
Namibia's Ruling Party Nervous As Country Heads To Polls
Namibia's ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) -- which has been in power since independence -- fears the same fate as other liberation-era parties crushed in elections across the region when the country goes to the polls Wednesday.
Will Namibia’s Liberation Party Be the Next to Fall in Africa?
Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been ...
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Namibia decides: Who’s in the running and what’s at stake
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Namibia's ruling party on edge as country holds presidential polls
The South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo) led Namibia to independence from South Africa in 1990 and has been ...
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Namibia elections: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah likely to reign supreme
This as Namibia takes to the polls. Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) could be at the country’s helm. The ...
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Namibia prepares for a choice by mostly young, mostly women voters
Almost a million of the registered voters for Namibia's general elections on Wednesday are below the age of 42, and there are ...
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Namibia Fact Check Warns of Foreign Influence and Smear Campaigns Targeting Itula Ahead of Elections
Namibia Fact Check has expressed concern over recent social media attacks targeting opposition presidential candidate Panduleni Itula, along with the possiblility of foreign influence being at play.
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