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As Namibians head to the polls, the stakes are higher than ever.
ANGOLA

Namibia faces its toughest election yet and could trigger a runoff

Swapo, which has been in power since the country gained independence from South Africa in 1990, is likely to retain parliamentary dominance but the presidential race is uncertain

  • Nnaemeka Ohamadike
5 min read
A Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) supporter holds up a poster during an election campaign rally in Mokgweetsi Masisi’s, President of Botswana and leader of the BDP, home village in Moshupa. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP)
AFRICAN MEDIA

Botswana’s media is in crisis

COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing on which virtually everyone in Botswana agrees: most of the news…

  • Joel Konopo
5 min read