SWAPO presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attends a rally ahead of the upcoming elections in Windhoek, Namibia , November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Noah Tjijenda
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years.
If SWAPO candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins, she will become the country's first female president. A SWAPO loss would mean the first transition of power to a new party since Namibia gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
