Namibia elects its first woman president

Vice-President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, took just over 57 per cent of ballots followed by the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) with 25.5 per cent, the election authority announced.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the SWAPO party since independence in 1990. (AFP)