The Republic of Namibia gained its independence on 21 March 1990 after decades of colonial rule by Germany and later under occupation by South Africa’s apartheid government. Prior to independence, Namibia witnessed grave violations of human rights, including the Nama and Herero genocide at the hands of German colonialists, the forced disappearances of thousands by...
The Parties to the Sirte Agreement affirmed the security and integrity of the political borders of all states and agreed to cease hostilities to pave the way for dialogue and peaceful resolution. The Parties further agreed to deployment of neutral African peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and reaffirmed the need to...
The Parties in the Principles for an Independent Namibia agreed that elections would be held to select a Constituent Assembly, which would adopt a Constitution for an independent Namibia. In this regard, all adult Namibians would have voting rights and the right to stand and campaign for election. Voting would be by secret ballot, the...