Namibia had observed a 21-day mourning period, with flags at half-staff. Nujoma’s body was honoured with a nationwide farewell as his remains were flown to seven regions including his village ...

African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who ...

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country's Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended ...

Namibia’s current president, Nangolo Mbumba, described Nujoma as a giant who stood firm in the country's 24-year armed ...

The funeral service took place at Heroes' Acre, a war memorial near Windhoek, where Nujoma's coffin, draped in Namibia's national flag, was interred. The monument, constructed with North Korean ...

Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma was "a giant among ... On Saturday, Nujoma's coffin, draped in the Namibian flag, was driven by a military gun carriage from the centre of the capital ...

and forever removed apartheid colonialism from the face of Namibia," President Nangolo Mbumba said in a speech. His coffin draped in the red, green and blue national flag, Nujoma was laid to rest ...