Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba says he questioned why he was selected as the successor of Namibia's first head of state, Sam Nujoma.

“If she gets elected, I fear we might see a replay of the Hifikepunye Pohamba presidency. [The presidency will] be more of a mother figure or father figure, leaving everything to the technocrats and ...

Nujoma stepped down from power after 15 years in office in 2005 and was succeeded by Hifikepunye Pohamba who served two terms, the constitutional limit.

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, set to step down after two terms as president, was last week awarded the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.

Though he remains influential, he has been less visible lately. In a heavy-handed inner-party battle he ensured that his crown prince Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1936) followed for two terms.

Family connections also played a role under Namibia’s three presidents – Sam Nujoma, Hifikepunye Pohamba and Hage Geingob – not to mention the Mugabe enterprise.

Former Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has cast doubts over Africa forming one government as part of the long-standing agenda to unite the continent.

Pohamba steps from predecessor’s shadow When Hifikepunye Pohamba first ran for Namibian president five years ago, Sam Nujoma was still seen as the power behind the throne.

Former Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba has accepted a multimillion-dollar African leadership award from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

FORMER President Hifikepunye Pohamba says Hidipo Hamutenya made a wise decision to return to Swapo because he did a lot for the party.

LONG-RULING Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has hailed former President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s decision to step down, calling the process a smooth handover of power as if from one brother to ...

Namibian President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, whose tenure will terminate later this month, is now Africa’s model of value-based and development-oriented leadership. This merited distinction is a ...