Namibia elections see declining support for ruling SWAPO
SWAPO’s decline and that of other anti-colonial national movements have exposed the organic incapacity of Africa’s bourgeois nationalists to realise the aspirations of the African masses for freedom from foreign domination,
Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party
Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remains in power
Namibia elects 72-year-old woman as first woman president
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) has been elected as the first female president of Namibia.
Namibia Elects First Woman as President as Ruling Party Keeps Power
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.
Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president
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 elects first female president
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),
Namibia will have its first female leader after Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins the presidential election.
Namibia will have its first female leader after Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins the presidential election.
Namibia on course to elect first female president
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.
Namibia ruling party's candidate on track to win presidency, results show
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.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah secures victory as Namibia gets its first female president
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
Namibia elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as first female president
Her victory extends the ruling SWAPO party’s 34 years in power since it led the country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
Namibia's SWAPO party emerges victorious in controversial election, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah makes history as country’s first woman president
Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over 57 percent of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition ...
From freedom fighter to Namibia's first female president
Nicknamed NNN, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by being elected as Namibia's first female president. The 72 year old won more than 57% of the vote, with her closest rival, Panduleni Itula, ...
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Namibia: Swapo Loses 12 National Assembly Seats
Swapo's National Assembly representation is set to shrink by 12 seats, after the party gained only 51 seats in the 2024 National Assembly elections.
Namibia central bank cuts key rate by 25 basis points
Namibia's central bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% in a decision announced on Wednesday.
Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
By The Associated Press Namibia’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, of the ruling South West Africa People’s ...
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Namibia: NNN, Swapo in Early Lead ...As Mbumba Admits Shortcomings
The ruling Swapo Party's presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is leading in the preliminary presidential election ...