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Namibians Vote in Pivotal Election as Oil Wealth Looms

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. © Sipa USA / Alamy Stock Photo
  • Swapo’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah seeks to become Namibia’s first female president
  • Rising discontent and youth dissatisfaction challenge ruling party’s dominance

Namibians are heading to the polls in the country’s seventh general elections since independence, faced with a choice between maintaining Swapo’s three-decade grip on power or delivering an upset that could reshape the nation’s political landscape.

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