Namibia votes for president and the chance for its first female leader
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 in a presidential election on Wednesday.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current vice president and the ruling SWAPO party's candidate for president and leads after the results of special early voting among citizens overseas and the armed forces were announced earlier this month.
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. SWAPO has governed the southern African nation since leading it to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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.
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 strong challenge to its 34-year grip on power.
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's SWAPO faces new challenges in tight election
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Mozambique struggles to manage post-election unrest and a deadly insurgency
After another disputed election, street protests wrack Mozambique. while a northern province, Cabo Delgado, endures a deadly ...
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 ...
10 children killed by security forces in Mozambique's election protests, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch says Mozambique security forces have killed at least 10 children and injured dozens of others while trying ...
Mozambican Judges Get Death Threats as Vote Outcome Weighed
Mozambique’s Constitutional Council said its judges received death threats as it considered validating the outcome of last ...
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Mozambique on edge as army is deployed to help stop post-election protests
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The ruling Frelimo party's candidate, Daniel Chapo, was declared the winner of the presidential election two weeks ago, continuing the leftist party's ...
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‘Ready to die’: Protesters face bullets for political change in Mozambique
Demonstrators are angry at the results of the October 9 elections that saw the long-ruling Frelimo (Mozambique Liberation Front) party candidate Daniel Chapo sweep the polls, while Mondlane ...
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Mozambique's Ruling Party Retains Power in Contested Election
MAPUTO (Reuters) -Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month's national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African state as the opposition accused it ...