WINDHOEK, Namibia — A woman who joined Namibia’s underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a presidential ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia's first female president on Friday, reaching the highest office in her land nearly 60 years after she joined the liberation ...

Veteran South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) leader Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, secured 57.31% of the votes in the 27 November presidential race, making her Namibia‘s first female leader, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Partial results from Namibia’s elections show the sparsely populated southwest African nation is on course to ...

WINDHOEK – Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s Vice ...

Namibia has achieved historical significance. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected as the country's president and the president of the Swapo Party – a historic moment that will resonate ...

OSHAKATI – Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday. At least 1.4 million people, or about half ...