He is survived by his wife Kovambo (91), and children. Nujoma was a founding member of the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) which launched armed incursions from Angola into Namibia ...

the passing of the Founding President of the Republic of Namibia and Founding Father of the Nation, His Excellency Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma Announcing this sad news, H.E. President Nangolo ...

Nujoma rose to head the thinly populated southern African country on March 21, 1990 and was formally recognised as "Founding Father of the Namibian Nation" through a 2005 act of parliament.

Over the past three weeks, the Founding President of the Republic of Namibia and Founding Father of the Namibian Nation was hospitalized for medical treatment and medical observation due to ill ...

Namibia's 'founding father' Sam Nujoma dies aged 95 Nujoma was born in a village in northwestern Namibia in 1929, when his country was under South African administration.

The former president died in a Windhoek hospital on Saturday evening, after being hospitalised for medical observation and treatment due to ill health.

Nujoma rose to head the thinly populated southern African country on March 21, 1990, and was formally recognized as “Founding Father of the Namibian Nation” through a 2005 act of parliament. The ...

A six-metre tall statue of Nujoma greets visitors outside the Namibian Independence Museum. Streets have been named after him at home and also in other countries in Southern Africa. One of his ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sam Nujoma, who fought against apartheid and for Namibian independence and was known officially as the ...