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Namibia Inaugurates Its First Woman President

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.

International Business Times

Namibia’s new president

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Namibia’s president–elect. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above…

Radio France Internationale

Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork

Walvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.

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Namibian editors angered by US scrutiny over western media affiliation

US embassy asked newspapers if they were associated with likes of New York Times after state department edict

The Guardian - UK

Namibia’s Shark Island: Europe’s push for green hydrogen risks compromising sites of colonial genocide

In September 2025, Namibia will host the Global African Hydrogen Summit. The Namibian government has ambitions to turn the country into a leading producer of green hydrogen for export to markets in Europe and elsewhere. However, the lands and waters now regarded as being essential to Europe’s energy transition are…

The Conversation

Sam Nujoma obituary

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

China flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines as part of a soft power agenda

Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa. The tradition began in the late 1980s and sees Beijing’s top diplomat visit several African nations to reaffirm ties. The most recent visit, by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, took place in mid-January…

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King Charles leads tributes to founding father of democratic Namibia

King Charles and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the founding father of democratic Namibia

The Independent UK

King pays tribute to Namibia’s first president who has died aged 95

In a statement on Sunday evening, Charles said he and Camilla were ‘profoundly saddened’ to learn of the death of former President Sam Nujoma.

The Independent UK

Namibia's First President Sam Nujoma Dies At 95

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president and liberation hero, passes away at 95. His legacy inspires hope and unity.

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Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the guerilla commander who led Namibia's fight for independence from South Africa and became its first democratically elected president, has died at the age of 95.

Radio France Internationale

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95

Nujoma was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

Al Jazeera

Sam Nujoma personified Namibia’s struggle for freedom

Sam Nujoma was an outstanding Namibian leader who personified more than anybody else the country’s liberation struggle history and independence. His death at the age of 95 marks the end of an era. But his legacy will live on.

The Conversation

Namibian Independence Leader Sam Nujoma Dies Aged 95

Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country's fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced.

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Sam Nujoma: Namibia's Liberator, Founding Father

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

The National (Scotland)

What has been announced by The Hague Group?

REPRESENTATIVES from nine nations across the world have come together to form The Hague Group in the Netherlands to implement economic and…

The Times of India

Gerhard Erasmus named ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year 2024

Gerhard Erasmus, the captain of Namibia, has been honored with the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year award for 2024. This recognition highlights his exceptional performances in both ODIs and T20Is throughout the year.

The Conversation

Five artists, five nations: taking to the road to find southern Africa’s hidden stories

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia – in pursuit of hidden stories. His mission was to visit artists in their studios to learn about the environments in which they work and…

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ECI to host conference of Election Management bodies on January 23, 24

The conference is scheduled following an extraordinarily eventful year, when more than 70 countries with nearly half the world population went to polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining

A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of water. But the Namibian government has awarded uranium…

The Conversation

Germany’s genocide in Namibia: deal between the two governments falls short of delivering justice

In early December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Germany ruled the country as a colony between 1884 and 1915. It was declared a mandated territory by the Treaty of Versailles in…

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Martha Stewart Accused Of Making Embarrassing Photoshop Fail: “Where Did Your Hand Go?”

“Where is your left hand? Even without it u look stunning,” one fan said after Martha Stewart posted holiday snaps from her trip to Namibia. The post Martha Stewart Accused Of Making Embarrassing Photoshop Fail: “Where Did Your Hand Go?” first appeared on Bored Panda.

Al Jazeera

Ghana to Botswana: Why African voters are throwing out ruling parties

Several countries recorded total electoral power transfers while opposition groups made significant wins in others.

The Conversation

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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7 tips for completing a desert marathon: top ultra runner Jon Shield reveals how he prepared for Namibia’s Desert Ultra

British athlete and ultra running coach Jon Shield reveals what it takes to smash a race across the Namibian desert

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