First female leader in Namibia
AP News reported on Dec. 3 that Namibia, a country in Southern Africa, has elected its first female leader, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. She won the majority vote with a 57% turnout.
Opposition parties have rejected the results, claiming several election issues including an “illegal” extension of voting. The parties have stated that “they will challenge the results in court.”
U.N. stops aid shipments through Gaza
AP News reported on Dec. 1 that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has stopped aid deliveries due to threats of looting by armed gangs.
“The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid,” AP News stated.
The decision stems from safety concerns. The head of UNRWA, the primary aid provider in Gaza, Philippe Lazzarini stated that the route has become increasingly dangerous for crossing on the Gaza side. Last month roughly 100 trucks were looted by armed individuals.
