Seen from a distance, the process that carries Americans into this year`s presidential election is astounding. It is a classic exercise of people from diverse backgrounds speaking resolutely with t… ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and became known as the ...

Namibia finally gained independence in 1990 after almost 25 years of warfare. Building a nation In Namibia's first democratic elections in 1990, Swapo won a huge majority and Nujoma became the ...

Namibia is planning a state funeral for Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, an independence leader who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela during South Africa's era of white minority rule.

OSHAKATI, Namibia — Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, ...

Namibia gained independence in 1990, but still faces numerous challenges including unemployment around 50% and some of the highest income inequality in the world. AFP/Getty Images.

Namibia: Independence Day, 21 March 1990. 19 August 2014. New Era (Windhoek) editorial. Retracing the footsteps of a liberation struggle icon: "Where Others Wavered, the Autobiography of Sam Nujoma" ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A woman who joined Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a ...

Finnish diplomat and statesman, Martti Ahtisaari (86), who died earlier this month, played a key role in the way in which Namibia became independent.

Dirk Mudge, a white Namibian who began his political life with the pro-Apartheid National Party but later lobbied for Namibia's independence from South African white-minority rule, has died after ...