They described Nujoma as an African icon, and a man of principles who defended the ... credited with bringing peace and stability to Namibia. Namibia had observed a 21-day mourning period, with flags ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, was laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery on Saturday ...

Namibia's President, Nangolo Mbumba, opened the tributes and called Nujoma "the most distinguished son of the soil". He was a "giant" among leaders, he said of the man who headed the South West ...

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

Namibia had observed a 21-day mourning period, with flags at half-staff ... Mbumba said Nujoma exhibited the traits of a man driven by purpose and destiny. “Who else could rise from the humble ...