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Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after visa penalty threat
Three African countries have agreed to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants after the UK Home Secretary threatened them with…
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Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 14 in Namibia
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services killed 14 people, including 11 members of the prison…
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Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost
The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state funerals amid criticism over the rising costs of these burials. Only…
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Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia marked the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany…
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Namibia to mark colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Dubbed "Germany's forgotten genocide", and described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century, the systematic murder of…
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Namibian minister sacked after being accused of rape
Namibia's agriculture minister has been sacked after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago. Mac-Albert Hengari was…
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First president of Namibia dies aged 95
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Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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From freedom fighter to Namibia's first female president
Nicknamed NNN, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by being elected as Namibia's first female president. The 72-year-old won more than…
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Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female…
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Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner…
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Namibia opposition refuses to recognise poll result
Namibia’s main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week’s general election, where there have been logistical…
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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 Africa 34 years…
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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.…
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Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the…
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Four children trapped in freezer in Namibia die
Police in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi…
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Namibia partners with Chinese companies to build solar power plant
Namibia's state-owned power utility NamPower has partnered with two Chinese companies to commence the construction of the country's…
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Namibia plans to kill more than 700 animals including elephants and hippos — and distribute the meat
Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to the people…
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Namibia blocks ship over Israel war-crime concerns
A vessel suspected by the Namibian authorities to be carrying military cargo intended for Israeli use in the ongoing war in Gaza has been…
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Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations
Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada - but almost two years later it has yet…
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Namibia refuses to extend visa for Ugandan monarch
The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country…
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Gay sex ban in Namibia ruled unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling for gay rights campaigners, laws banning same-sex acts between men have been ruled unconstitutional in Namibia.…
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Why voters fall out of love with liberation movements
Africa’s oldest liberation movement is in trouble and may be going the way of similar groups across the continent. The African National…