Namibia has elected its first female president after the ruling party SWAPO's candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner of last week's presidential election late Tuesday.

[Photo/Xinhua] WINDHOEK - Namibia made history on Tuesday by electing the country's first female president, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling South West Africa People's ...

A runoff will be held if a candidate doesn’t win more than 50% of the votes, which has never happened before in Namibia. President Hage Geingob died in office in February and Geingob's vice ...

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah triumped over a field of men to win Namibia's election. She'll be Africa's fourth female leader. Will Namibia's new tit-for-tat visa policy do more harm than ...

SWAPO's support fell to 56% in the 2019 presidential election from 87% in 2014. To be elected president, a candidate must get more than 50% of votes or there will be a run-off. Namibians vote ...

OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — 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 ...

Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections this year have been historic on many fronts. They were the country’s most controversial elections, with accusations of foreign ...