Namibia: 'Ovaherero Are Nudo's Backbone'

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Namibia: 'Ovaherero Are Nudo's Backbone'

[New Era] National Unity Democratic Organisation president Utjiua Muinjangue has said the Ovaherero people are and remain the spine of the 57-year-old political party.

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