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It called for the holding of elections in Namibia under UN supervision and control, the cessation of all hostile acts by all parties, and restrictions on the activities of South African and Namibian military, paramilitary, and police. South Africa agreed to cooperate in achieving the implementation of Resolution 435.
Namibia follows a largely independent foreign policy, with strong affiliations with states that aided the independence struggle, including Nigeria, Libya, and Cuba. In Africa, Namibia has been involved in conflicts in neighbouring Angola as well as Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Rhodesia transitioned to majority rule as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia on 1 June 1979 with a view to eventual international recognition, but instead returned to British control under the Lancaster House Agreement followed by internationally recognised independence in 1980 as Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth, but withdrew in December ...
In 1961, South Africa became a republic and continued to govern Namibia under its Apartheid rule. In 1966, SWAPO launched an armed struggle against South African occupation which became known as the South African Border War. [2]
Namibia would be called South West Africa for the next 70 years. South West Africa was not allowed to be annexed by South Africa, rather it was governed as a mandated territory. In 1961, South Africa became a republic and continued to govern Namibia under its Apartheid rule.
Namibia–South Africa relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Namibia and South Africa.South Africa (then part of the British Empire as the Union of South Africa) captured the area now known as Namibia from Germany during World War I and governed it, by the name 'South West Africa', until 1990, when the country gained independence under the name 'Namibia'.
Namibia (/ n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə / ⓘ [18] [19]), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. [20] Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, [21] Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the ...
In 2020, the bilateral aid from Germany to Namibia amounted to €45.16 million. [7] Relations soured between Germany and Namibia in 2024, after president Hage Geingob criticized Germany's support for Israel in the South Africa v. Israel case at the International Court of Justice. Geingob said that Germany had an "inability to draw lessons from ...