By A Correspondent

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the vice president of SWAPO, has been declared the winner of Namibia’s presidential election, making her the country’s first female president.

Her victory was confirmed on Tuesday evening in Windhoek, following a highly contested election.

However, the announcement has been met with strong opposition.

Rival political parties, which have vowed to contest the election results in court, chose to boycott the formal declaration of the 2024 election outcome by the Electoral Commission of Namibia.