Namibia elects first female president Namibia's ruling SWAPO party was declared the winner of last week's contested elections on Tuesday, paving the way for the country’s first female president. However, the main opposition has already rejected the results, stating they do not recognize the vote. Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah secured just over 57 percent of the vote, followed by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) candidate with 25.5 percent, according to the election authority's announcement. At 72, Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman to lead Namibia, a mineral-rich southern African country governed by the...