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 votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
By Nyasha Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning to cast their ballots for a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election to win for the ruling SWAPO party.
Namibia: voting underway as the country gears towards new leadership
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 and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region
A 72-year-old woman who joined Namibia's independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country votes Wednesday in a presidential election. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current vice president and the ruling SWAPO party's candidate for president.
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in southern Africa,
Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the election on Wednesday. OSHAKATI, […]
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