Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) party has won Namibia’s eighth presidential election.
She has become the first female president of Namibia.
The electoral commission announced that she secured more than 57 per cent of the votes, while her closest rival, Panduleni Itula, garnered 26 per cent.
The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah, currently serving as vice president, has been a dominant figure in Namibian politics since the country gained independence from South Africa in 1990.
She is well-regarded both domestically and internationally.
Once sworn in, she will join an exclusive club as at the moment Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan is Africa’s only female president.
