President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the United Nations should break an 80-year barrier by electing a woman as its next Secretary-General.

One job. Eight candidates so far. Five countries hold the power to decide who will become the next Secretary-General as the race to lead the UN enters its final phase.

Namibia is backing the election of a woman as the next United Nations Secretary-General.

President Hage Geingob held consultations with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, ahead of the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.