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 occupation by South Africa's racist white ...

Nujoma was seen as the last of a generation of African figures who headed anti-colonial movements and fought for freedom. "Therefore his departure signals an end of an era, a founding father of Africa ...

WINDHOEK - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the ... a military occupation by South Africa's racist white minority government. Dignitaries including South ...

Thousands of Namibians and dignitaries gathered yesterday to mourn the country’s independence leader, Sam Nujoma, as nearly a ...

Namibia's President Nangolo Mbumba opened the tributes and called Nujoma "the most distinguished son of the soil". He was a "giant" among leaders, he said of the man who headed the South West People's ...

This photo taken on March 5, 2025 shows the Hage Geingob commemorative banknote at its launch in Windhoek, Namibia. [Photo/Xinhua] WINDHOEK - Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba unveiled the Hage ...

Namibia, then known as South West Africa, was under German occupation from 1884 until 1915, when Germany lost its colony in World War One. It then fell under the rule of white South Africa ...

Nairobi — Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma ... He is widely credited for ensuring peace and stability after independence from South Africa, which was then under white-minority rule. Nujoma's ...

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