NAMIBIA’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT ASSUMES OFFICE

Namibia has made history with the swearing in of its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. At 72, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is faced with the challenge of leading Namibia’s recovery from high rates of unemployment, inequality and poverty. Nandi-Ndaitwah won election in November 2024, with a 58% share of the vote to become Africa’s second-ever elected female president. She told the BBC that: "If things go well then it will be seen as a good example. But if anything, then happens, like it can happen in any administration under men, there are also those who would rather say: 'Look at women!”