Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning ...
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World Food Programme scales up operations to deliver aid in famine-hit Sudan
Displaced people living in Sudan's North Darfur state cheer at the arrival of the first convoy of food and supplies in months, but the glimmer of hope is still vastly short of what's needed. Also, ...
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 ...
Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South ...
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 ...
Former Olympus CEO indicted on allegation of illegal drug purchase, TBS says
Japanese prosecutors have indicted former Olympus Corp Chief Executive Stefan Kaufmann on a charge of purchasing illegal ...
Bangladesh steps up security, arrests six for lawyer's killing amid protests
Bangladesh stepped up security in the port city of Chittagong on Wednesday as police arrested six people in connection with ...
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 ...
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Namibian election: SWAPO faces new challenges in tight race
Across southern Africa, support for long-standing ruling parties has dwindled during the past year. South Africa's once-strong African National Congress (ANC) had to form a coalition government with ...