Namibian Sun3h
Countries donate N$130 million to Namibia for drought relief
Namibia accepted generous donations totalling over N$130 million last week from Algeria, Brazil, Germany and the US in support of its nationwide drought relief ...
Medafrica Times15h
Namibia celebrates inauguration of pioneering female head of state
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has officially assumed office as Namibia’s first female president, achieving the nation’s highest ...
Altoona Mirror2d
A promise to an African grandmother
Mnyaka Sururu Mboro is still driven by the promise he gave his grandmother when he left Tanzania for Germany almost 50 years ...
The Street Journal3d
Namibia’s first woman president takes office
Ndaitwah, nicknamed NNN, was sworn in on Friday as the first woman president of the southern African nation of Namibia. Her SWAPO party, which has ruled the country of about 3 million people for over ...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as Namibia’s first female leader
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president. She reaches the highest office in her land ...
A promise to an African grandmother: Shining a light on Germany's colonial past
BERLIN (AP) — Mnyaka Sururu Mboro is still driven by the promise he gave his grandmother when he left Tanzania for Germany ...
CAJ News Africa3d
Historic week in Namibia’s history
ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) - FRIDAY (today) is an iconic day for Namibia as it marks 35 years of independence and swears in its first female president. Dr ...
economist.com.na15d
Sax in the City: German and Namibian musicians unite for cross-cultural fusion
The Goethe-Institut Namibia will host a vibrant cross-cultural musical collaboration on 11 March at 18:00, featuring German saxophonist and composer Theresia Philipp. “Sax in the City” promises an ...
News2422d
Namibia bids farewell to founding father Nujoma
In 1960, while in exile, he was elected as head of the South West People's Organisation (SWAPO), which six years later began an armed struggle against apartheid South Africa after it refused a UN ...
The Straits Times23d
African leaders gather for funeral of Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma
WINDHOEK - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the ... those who fought for independence from genocidal German colonialism and later - after Germany lost ...
Ghanaweb.com23d
'End of era' for Africa as Namibia buries founding father
Namibia, then known as South West Africa, was under German occupation from 1884 until 1915, when Germany lost its colony in World War One. It then fell under the rule of white South Africa ...
Hindustan Times23d
Namibia bids farewell to founding father Nujoma
Namibia's President Nangolo Mbumba opened the ... South Africa refused a UN order to give up its mandate over the former German colony. After independence, Nujoma became president in 1990 and ...