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FILE - Skulls of people from the Ovaherero and Nama tribes, which were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for racial experiments, are returned to Namibian tribal leaders during a ceremony on Sept. 29, 2011, in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany

By Sonja Smith - Associated Press

FILE - Gene Hackman accepts his Oscar for best actor at the 44th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on April 10, 1972. (AP Photo, File)

Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year

By Bernard McGhee - Associated Press

People gather for the state funeral for Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma at Heroes' Acre, in Windhoek, Namibia, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president, is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator

By Sonja Smith - Associated Press

FILE - Namibian and ruling Swapo party President Sam Nujoma speaks during an election rally in Windhoek, Namibia, Nov. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

By Eliaser Ndeyanale and Farai Mutsaka and Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Namibians queue to cast their votes in presidential elections in Windhoek, Namibia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

Namibia’s decision to extend election voting due to technical issues draws opposition complaints

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Namibia's vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People's Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she casts her vote in a presidential election in Windhoek, Namibia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Esther Mbathera)

Namibia votes and could have its first female leader. But election upsets have shaken the region

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A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Southern Africa endures its worst hunger crisis in decades. Drought from El Nino to blame, U.N. says

By Gerald Imray - Associated Press

Namibia's President Hage Geingob returns after delivering a speech during celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, on Nov. 12, 2021. Namibian president has died in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office said Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Juilen de Rosa/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Namibia’s president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies at 82

By Farai Mutsaka - Associated Press

Namibia President Hage Geingob speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, on Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Geingob will start treatment for cancer, his office said Friday Jan. 19, 2024. The Namibian Presidency said the 82 year old had a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy as part of routine medical checkups on Jan. 8. and a follow-up biopsy revealed the presence of cancerous cells. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Namibian President Hage Geingob will start treatment for cancer, his office says

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Uruguay's Santiago Arata runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Uruguay and Namibia at the OL Stadium in Lyon, France, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Uruguay wins at Rugby World Cup after 3 yellow cards for Namibia

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Uruguay's players greets supporters after the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Italy and Uruguay at the Stade de Nice, in Nice, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Namibia chases elusive first win at Rugby World Cup against favored Uruguay

By Foster Niumata - Associated Press

France's Damian Penaud reacts after his team won a turnover during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

France fully loaded for Namibia at Rugby World Cup

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Namibia's Le Roux Malan is taken off the field on a stretcher after getting injured during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Namibia at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

All Blacks jersey gesture touches Namibia after horrible injury in Rugby World Cup game

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Namibia's Wian Conradie, left, and Italy's Paolo Garbisi challenge for the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Italy and Namibia at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, central France, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Italy flatters in record opening win over Namibia at Rugby World Cup

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U.S. First lady Jill Biden, left, with Namibian First lady, Monica Geingos at State House in Windhoek, Namibia Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Biden is in the country as part of a commitment by President Joe Biden to deepen U.S. engagement with the region. (AP Photo/Dirk Heinrich)

Jill Biden: U.S. committed to ensuring African voices ‘valued’

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press