Namibia - November 2024

In late November, Namibians elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country’s first female president (and the first in Southern Africa). According to official results, Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is a member of the governing South West Africa Peoples Organisation (SWAPO) party, won 58.1 per cent of the popular vote and is due to be inaugurated on 21 March 2025. She currently serves as Namibia’s Vice-President and has previously held several ministerial positions.

Sources: Electoral Commission of Namibia, The Namibian, British Broadcasting Corporation, The Conversation