The leader of Namibia's independence struggle against apartheid South Africa died last month at the age of 95. Nujoma was seen as the last of a generation of African figures who headed anti ...

And she will be dealing with it with the additional burden of being only Africa's second-ever directly elected female president and Namibia's first female head of state. "If things go well then it ...

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swears in its first woman president on Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections last year that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.

Namibia’s new President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced her first Cabinet on Saturday, appointing Lucia Witbooi as the nation’s first-ever female vice-president. Namibia is now the only ...

Sam Nujoma, the guerilla leader who led Namibia to independence from South Africa, was buried on Saturday, with numerous foreign leaders and dignitaries in attendance. His funeral took place at Heroes ...

WINDHOEK, March 1 (Reuters) - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military ...

WINDHOEK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Namibia's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge against last year's presidential election brought by opposition parties, clearing the way for the ruling party ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia's first female president, one of just a handful of female leaders in Africa. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia's first female ...

[File, Courtesy] Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swore in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won elections that extended the ruling party's 35-year grip on power.