Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator By: Sonja Smith, The Associated Press Posted: 8:17 AM CST Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 Last Modified: 10: ...

OSHAKATI, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, the fiery, white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 ...

Namibia reportedly spent 30m Namibian dollars ($1.7m; £1.25m) on transport costs during founding President Sam Nujoma's funeral The Namibian government has announced a temporary ban on state ...

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president and a pivotal figure in the fight for independence, has passed away at the age of 95 in Windhoek, as confirmed by the current president. Nujoma, a founder of ...

Nujoma, who died at the age of 95, led the long fight for independence from South Africa after helping found Namibia's liberation movement, the South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), in ...

Sam Nujoma, the guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first president after it won independence from South Africa in 1990, died aged 95 on February 9, 2025, the Namibian presidency said in a post ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s founding president, Sam Nujoma, who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery on ...

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95 Associated Press Published Feb 09, 2025 • Last updated Feb 09, 2025 • 4 minute read ...