Nandi-Ndaitwah is the first woman to be elected as the president of Namibia
First female president of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has been sworn in as the country’s new leader. According to the electoral commission, Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is 72 years old, was victorious in an election held in November, garnering more than 57 percent of the votes cast.
Panduleni Itula, who was her closest challenger, received 26 percent of the votes cast. After the likes of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, she is now just one of a select few women who have achieved leadership positions in Africa.
Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration was attended by numerous notable figures, including past leaders of their respective nations, Sirleaf and Banda, as well as the current President of Tanzania, Hassan.
Nandi-Ndaitwah was given the right to govern Namibia at a ceremony that coincided with the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence. Nangolo Mbumba, who is 83 years old, is the outgoing president of Namibia.
During her inaugural address, Nandi-Ndaitwah made a commitment to strengthen Namibia’s economy, generate employment opportunities, and promote togetherness in a nation that is politically divided. Her objective is to increase the number of job openings available in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, as well as the creative and sports industries.
She stated to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) “Of course it’s a good thing that we are breaking the ceiling, we are breaking the walls.” She is the first woman to be elected as the president of Namibia. Depending on the year, Namibia is either the third or fourth largest natural uranium producer in the world. It is also a supplier of the radioactive metal to countries that create nuclear power, notably France.