Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died. He was 95.
As the self-exiled leader of the South-West Africa People's Organization, he directed a guerrilla army in a 24-year war for independence from South African rule.
KoBold Metals Co., backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Sam Altman, is extending its search for battery metals to Namibia, a country not known for producing the minerals.