Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia: What challenges does she face?
Mpho Lakaje speaks to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia’s first female president, as her country celebrates thirty five years of independence.
Mpho Lakaje, presenter of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Africa Daily podcast, speaks to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, president of Namibia.
The former freedom fighter is the country’s first female head of state - and only the second ever directly elected female leader in Africa.
Namibia is celebrating thirty five years of independence this year - yet most of the country’s agricultural land remains in the hands of the white minority, and land reform is a key priority for President Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Namibia’s former colonial power Germany has apologised for the genocide committed under its rule at the start of the twentieth century, but it has yet to make good on the promise of reparations. Mrs Nandi-Ndaitwah remains confident the development funding will be provided - however, she is not able to give a clear time frame.
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