Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday. At least 1.4 million people, or about half of the country's population, have registered to vote. Fifteen political parties are standing in the elections for the president and the National Assembly. Nandi-Ndaitwah's party, the South West Africa People’s Organization, has governed the southwest African country since its independence from South Africa’s apartheid minority government in 1990. Читать дальше...