Ficha de relación
Namibia
Sudáfrica
Evaluación de la relación
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Close post-independence cooperation shaped by South Africa’s former rule over Namibia
Namibia hacia Sudáfrica
+35Since independence, Namibia has cooperated with South Africa through regional economic arrangements, including the Southern African Customs Union, and bilateral engagement. Namibia also shares the legacy of South African rule and the struggle for Namibian independence.
Sudáfrica hacia Namibia
+20South Africa ruled Namibia before its independence in 1990, a prolonged and deeply adversarial period. Since Namibian independence, South Africa has engaged in bilateral and regional economic cooperation, including through the Southern African Customs Union, and transferred Walvis Bay to Namibia in 1994.
Relación general
+25The relationship combines sustained post-independence political and economic cooperation with the profound legacy of South African rule over Namibia. Regional economic integration and the 1994 transfer of Walvis Bay support a cooperative contemporary structure, while the preceding occupation and conflict remain major historical features.
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Namibia and South Africa have a close post-independence relationship, supported by economic and regional cooperation, including their participation in the Southern African Customs Union. The relationship also carries the legacy of South African rule over Namibia before independence in 1990 and the later transfer of Walvis Bay. Cooperation is substantial, though the historical record includes prolonged, severe conflict.
Áreas de tensión
- South African rule over Namibia and the conflict surrounding Namibian independence.
- The status and transfer of Walvis Bay, which remained under South African control after Namibian independence.
Acontecimientos clave
Namibia became independent, ending South African rule.
South Africa transferred Walvis Bay to Namibia.
The Southern African Customs Union agreement was signed, providing a framework for regional economic cooperation involving both countries.
Principales incertidumbres
- The breadth and implementation of current bilateral cooperation beyond regional economic arrangements are unclear.
- The extent to which historical disputes continue to shape present government policy is uncertain.