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Namibia’s game-changing 2024 elections...

Swapo might face defeat for the first time since independence in 1990

Henning Melber

1 Day Ago - 2024-11-06 00:00:00

The former liberation movement South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) has been in firm political control of Namibia since independence in 1990.Support for the party in t ...

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