Namibia, a large and sparsely populated country on Africa's south-west coast, has enjoyed stability since gaining independence in 1990 after a long struggle against rule by South Africa.

In the 1960s SWAPO launched an armed struggle for the independence of Namibia from South Africa. After an independence settlement was arranged between the imperialist governments and the Soviet ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A woman who joined Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s is a strong contender to become its first female leader as the country voted Wednesday in a ...

A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed ... who described him as "a towering veteran of Namibia's liberation from colonialism and apartheid".