Becoming an adult can be a delicate balance for an Ovambo person, the largest ethnic group in Namibia. Many young adults are raised to prioritize and help out their family and community. But at ...

Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader, who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died at 95. Hailed as Namibia’s ...

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, ;was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

A new study from the University of Zurich examines emerging adulthood among the Ovambo people of Namibia, who are the largest ethnic group in the country mostly residing in the northern regions of ...

Currently a massive concrete presidential monstrosity is being erected on the outskirts of the capital costing millions of Namibian dollars at a time when the Namibian Government is appealing for ...

Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement on social media platform X. He was 82.

Born in a village in northern Namibia in 1941, Mr Geingob was the southern African country's first president outside of the Ovambo ethnic group, which makes up more than half the country's population.

Born to poor farmers from the Ovambo ethnic group, Nujoma was the eldest of 10 children. His first job was as a railway sweeper in 1949 while he attended night classes that spurred his political ...

Finland has returned two fragments of sacred historical stones that were carried away by Finnish missionaries during the colonial period.

- Independence struggle - Born in a village in northern Namibia in 1941, Geingob was the southern African country's first president outside the Ovambo people, who make up more than half the ...

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.A ...

Finland returns Namibia's historical sacred stones The stones were taken from Ondonga, a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people.