Swapo might have kept the presidency, but it fell short in the National Assembly ballot — securing only 51 seats. This continued the party’s gradual decline in the National As

Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country's first female leader, results released by the country's electoral commission showed on Tuesday.

Oil and gas-rich Namibia is set to have its first female head of state after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa of the ruling SWAPO party won the presidential election. However, her main rival, Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC),

By The Associated Press Namibia’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization, (SWAPO) waves as she

Namibia will have its first female leader after Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins the presidential election.

Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan is currently Africa's only female president, so Nandi-Ndaitwah would be joining an exclusive club if she is victorious. To avoid a second-round run-off, a candidate needs more than 50% of the vote to be declared the winner.

The candidate from Namibia's ruling party SWAPO was on course to win the presidency following last week's election, electoral commission results from close to 92% of constituencies showed on Tuesday.

With the successful conclusion of the Namibian presidential election, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been declared the next president of the country. ・Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared as Namibia's first female president ・SWAPO's 34-year rule prolonged with Nandi-Ndaitwah's victory ・Nandi-Ndaitwah won around 57% of legitimate votes in the presidential