Nujoma was seen as the last of a generation of African figures who headed anti-colonial movements and fought for freedom. "Therefore his departure signals an end of an era, a founding father of Africa ...

Now, four decades after leading Namibia through a bitter guerrilla war against South Africa's racist apartheid government and on to independence, Nujoma has died aged 95. He died on Saturday after ...

"And war. I was raised during war. That can also make you wise in a hurry." Namibia's civil war started in 1966 and lasted 22 years. In 1990, when Namibia at last gained independence from South ...

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's independence leader, has been laid to rest in a state funeral. Thousands of Namibians have already paid homage to the widely revered former president in almost a month of ...

When I arrived, he was there, mobilising us teenagers to return to the frontlines and fight for our country Namibia," he noted. Shekupe recounted how the war's intensity forced him to abandon his ...

Namibia, then known as South West Africa, was under German occupation from 1884 until 1915, when Germany lost its colony in World War One. It then fell under the rule of white South Africa ...

LLM contributor Rebecca Underwood travels to this stunning African country and discovers its charming and unique attractions.

Nujoma, who led Namibia to independence and served as its president from 1990 to 2005, passed away on February 8 at the age of 95. The funeral service took place at Heroes' Acre, a war memorial near ...

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday paid glowing tribute to the late founding president of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma. Tinubu, represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima ...