Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as the country's first female president of Namibia.
She has now joined a handful of female leaders in Africa after the likes of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania.
Sirleaf and Banda, now former leaders of their countries, and current Tanzania President Hassan all attended Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration.
Outgoing president Nangolo Mbumba, 83, handed power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony that coincided with the 35th anniversary of Namibia's independence.
In her inaugural address, Nandi-Ndaitwah pledged to boost Namibia’s economy, create jobs, and foster unity in a politically divided nation. She aims to expand employment opportunities in agriculture, fishing, and the creative and sports industries.
On her election as Namibia's first woman president, she told SABC: "Of course it's a good thing that we are breaking the ceiling, we are breaking the walls."
Namibia is the world's third or fourth biggest natural uranium producer, depending on the year, and supplies the radioactive metal to countries producing nuclear power, including
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