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Coverage dated December 2, 2024 to December 3, 2024

Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party

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She is set to become her country's fifth president since independence and a rare female leader in Africa.

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  1. Digital Journal

    Namibia elects its first woman president (opens Digital Journal)

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    Namibia's ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week's disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country's first woman

  2. Al Jazeera

    Namibia set for first female president as disputed election count advances (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is leading the presidential race but could be forced into a run-off vote.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first woman president – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Namibia's election commission says Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party won 57% of the vote, negating the need for a runoff. The largest opposition party says it will challenge the results in court.

  4. Local News 8

    Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party (opens Local News 8)

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    WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remains in power.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won with 57% of the vote, according to official results, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Namibia elects country’s first woman president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, won with 57 percent of the vote, flouting predictions that she might be forced into a run-off.

  7. The Guardian

    Namibia elects its first female president in disputed elections (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party’s 34-year hold on power

  8. Courthouse News Service

    Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    She is set to become her country's fifth president since independence and a rare female leader in Africa.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Namibia elects its first female president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Namibia has elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country’s first female president.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Namibians elect African nation’s 1st female leader (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast, and rejected as illegal by …

  11. Voice of America

    Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president (opens Voice of America)

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    Nandi-Ndaitwah's victory will extend SWAPO's 34 years in power since it led the country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990

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