Vice President Lucia Witbooi has significantly influenced Namibia’s visa policy shift effective 1 April 2025. This implementation has affected travellers from over 30 countries, including the United States, …
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Namibia is the first African country to have dual female leadership—trims cabinet.
On March 21, 2025, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who had won the December 2024 election, was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president. The following day, she appointed Lucia Witbooi …
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Victoire Tomegah Dogbé—Togo’s first female Prime Minister steering progressive reforms.
For decades, Togo’s leadership was predominantly male-dominated. Although women comprise 51.3% of the population and represent 51.1% of the agricultural workforce, their presence in high-level governance remained minimal. …
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Samia Suluhu Hassan—Tanzania’s first visionary leaders and female president.
When Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office as President of the United Republic of Tanzania on March 19, 2021, following the death of President John Pombe Magufuli, …