Relationship dossier
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Namibia
Relationship assessment
Namibia’s military support for the Congolese government was a significant but time-bounded episode of cooperation.
Democratic Republic of the Congo toward Namibia
Not assessedNamibia toward Democratic Republic of the Congo
+25Namibia deployed forces to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998 in support of the Congolese government during the Second Congo War and withdrew them in 2001.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Namibia deployed forces to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998 in support of the Congolese government during the Second Congo War, then withdrew them in 2001. This was a significant but time-bounded episode of government cooperation. Further bilateral policy and cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Namibia deployed forces to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in support of the Congolese government during the Second Congo War.
Namibia withdrew its forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and government cooperation beyond Namibia’s military intervention is unclear.
- The extent and continuity of direct Congolese government cooperation with Namibia are unclear.