Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia: What challenges does she face?

Mpho Lakaje, presenter of the BBC’s Africa Daily podcast, speaks
to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, president of Namibia.


The former freedom fighter is the country’s first female head of
state - and only the second ever directly elected female leader
in Africa.


Namibia is celebrating thirty five years of independence this
year - yet most of the country’s agricultural land remains in the
hands of the white minority, and land reform is a key priority
for President Nandi-Ndaitwah.


Namibia’s former colonial power Germany has apologised for the
genocide committed under its rule at the start of the twentieth
century, but it has yet to make good on the promise of
reparations. Mrs Nandi-Ndaitwah remains confident the development
funding will be provided - however, she is not able to give a
clear time frame.


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