Impressed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba's role in "forging national cohesion and reconciliation" in Namibia, the committee which judges the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has made the U.S. $5 million award for the first time since 2011.
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Impressed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba's role in "forging national cohesion and reconciliation" in Namibia, the committee which judges the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has made the U.S. $5 million award for the first time since 2011.
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