Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first female President of Namibia

History has been made as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah gets sworn in as the first female president of Namibia.

The 72-year-old candidate Nandi-Ndaitwah won an election in November 2024 with more than 57 percent of the votes cast, with Panduleni Itula, her closest rival, getting 26 percent, according to the electoral commission.

She has now joined the few female leaders in Africa after the likes of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania.

Sirleaf and Banda, now former leaders of their countries, and current Tanzania President Hassan all attended Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration.

Outgoing president Nangolo Mbumba who is 83 years old, handed over power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony that coincided with the 35th anniversary of Namibia’s independence.

In her inaugural address, Nandi-Ndaitwah pledged to boost Namibia’s economy, create jobs, and foster unity in the country/nation. She aims to expand employment opportunities in agriculture, fishing, and the creative and sports industries.

On her election as Namibia’s first woman president, she told a reliable source “Of course it’s a good thing that we are breaking the ceiling, we are breaking the walls.”

Namibia is the world’s fourth biggest natural uranium producer, depending on the year, and supplies the radioactive metal to countries producing nuclear power, including France.

Netizens watch in admiration as they hope Nigeria gets to this point someday, where females will be given an opportunity to rule the country.