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Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
The Conversation  |  Dec 08, 2024

With a strong Christian faith, she remains a traditional role model. She believes in strict regulations of highly limited abortion and is no friend of...

Namibia's president-elect pledges 'radical shifts' on poverty and unemployment
Reuters  |  Dec 06, 2024

Namibia is classed by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country but it is one of the most unequal in the world.

AUC chairperson applauds Namibia's first woman president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 05, 2024

Nandi-Ndaitwah's victory marks a significant milestone in African politics, making her the second woman elected as head of state on the continent.

Namibia elects its first female president 
Amina Wako  |  Dec 03, 2024

Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, a prominent figure in Namibia's ruling SWAPO party, won the election with 57% of the vote, totaling 638,560 ballots.

Namibia on course to elect first female president
Reuters  |  Dec 03, 2024

Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is the current vice president. Her victory would extend SWAPO's 34 years in power since it led Namibia to independence from aparth...

Namibia's ruling party SWAPO takes lead in election results
Reuters  |  Dec 03, 2024

Namibians vote separately for members of the National Assembly, and SWAPO led the ballot with 56.38 per cent of the 66.39 per cent of the votes tallie...

Namibia extends voting after logistical issues as voters wait in long queues
Amina Wako  |  Nov 28, 2024

SWAPO candidate and current vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become Namibia’s first female president,

Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades
Reuters  |  Nov 27, 2024

Leading the pack of 14 opposition candidates is dentist-turned-politician Panduleni Itula, who came in second in 2019.

Harambee Stars end AFCON 2025 campaign with goalless draw against Namibia
Rama Mohammed  |  Nov 19, 2024

Kenya’s Harambee Stars wrapped up their AFCON 2025 qualifiers with a lacklustre 0-0 draw against Namibia in Polokwane, South Africa. With both teams a...

AFCON2025Q: Kenya rallies to secure crucial 2-1 victory over Namibia
Rama Mohammed  |  Sep 10, 2024

Kenya’s Harambee Stars came from behind to claim a crucial 2-1 victory over Namibia in their latest AFCON Qualifiers encounter. Second-half goals from...

Spain announces it will join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Reuters  |  Jun 06, 2024

Spain follows Ireland, which also announced it would intervene in the case.

South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Rafah offensive at International Court of Justice
Reuters  |  May 16, 2024

South Africa has also asked the court to order Israel to allow unimpeded access to Gaza for UN officials, organisations providing humanitarian aid, an...

Phoebe Okowa, the Kenyan legal expert representing Namibia in Israel genocide case
Amina Wako  |  Feb 25, 2024

Professor Phoebe Okowa is a renowned international lawyer and academic whose appointment by the Namibian government has been praised by many. 

Ruto in Namibia for President Hage Geingob’s sendoff
Barack Oduor  |  Feb 24, 2024

Several Heads of State and government are expected to attend the memorial and funeral services of the late Namibian President Hage Geingob in Windhoek...

African Union honours Tanzania's Julius Nyerere with statue, building name
Yunis Dekow  |  Feb 18, 2024

Mahamat said Nyerere, a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist who was President from 1964 to 1985, left an indelible legacy.

Hage Geingob: Namibia's veteran statesman
Agency  |  Feb 04, 2024

He took up activism against South Africa's apartheid regime from his early schooling years before being driven into exile.

Ruto joins world leaders in eulogising Namibian President Hage Geingob
Apollo Ochieng  |  Feb 04, 2024

Ruto described Geingob as a believer in a unified Africa who strongly promoted the continent's voice and visibility.

Namibia's President Hage Geingob dies aged 82
Yunis Dekow  |  Feb 04, 2024

Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed his diagnosis to the public last month.

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