Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president. She reaches the highest office in her land ...

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Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has departed Liberia at the head of a high-level delegation to represent President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the Republic of Liberia at the inauguration of Netumbo ...

Namibia's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is set to take over as head of state on Friday, joining a still relatively small circle of women in Africa to have held the top job.

ECOWAS is making another attempt to break the deadlock in Liberia's legislative crisis. A high-level delegation is set to ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah steps into history as Namibia’s first female president, vowing progress and accountability.

The election of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is a collective win for African women who have long fought for equal representation in governance.Friday, 21 March 2025, marks a historic milestone as Netumbo ...

Outgoing president Nangolo Mbumba has saluted Namibian women for reaching the pinnacle of power following the election of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the first woman president of the country in 35 years ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader ...

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has called for an urgent reprogramming of government projects in response to the recent reduction in USAID aid, warning that the cut ...

Southern Africa's desert nation of Namibia swears in its first woman president Friday after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah presents herself as an implementer — can she meet the country’s high expectations and ...