WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — 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 ...

Wang Yi photo:fmprc. The Chinese Foreign Minister's first overseas visit each year is always to Africa, which is a fine ...

A 72-year-old 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 ...

The pact between Germany and Namibia on atrocities, including genocide, committed under colonial rule is deeply flawed.

Namibia's top opposition presidential candidate, Panduleni Itula, said Saturday his party would not recognise the results of a controversially extended election marred by chaos and allegations of ...

The first woman was elected to lead a country 64 years ago. Here’s a look at where, and when, women have secured national ...

Namibia's top opposition presidential candidate ... That performance was all the more remarkable for the fact it reduced SWAPO leader Hage Geingob's vote share to just 56 percent.

It has undermined Nandi-Ndaitwah's place in history. She is set to become her country's fifth president since independence and a rare female leader in Africa. She was a member of Namibia's underground ...