Vol 40 No 17 | NAMIBIA A hammer to a nut 27th August 1999 Caprivian rebels and the government both wield weapons to disturb the peace The Namibian government reacted with a heavy hand in early August when Caprivian secessionists mounted an armed raid on the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. The Caprivi Strip...
Vol 40 No 17 | NAMIBIA On the fringe of a war 27th August 1999 Mishake Muyongo leapt out of the obscurity of his Danish exile on 2 August when Caprivian separatists attacked Katima Mulilo. He says the raid on Caprivi's capital...
Vol 40 No 7 | NAMIBIA Ulenga's challenge 2nd April 1999 Ben Ulenga, who resigned last year as Namibia's High Commissioner to Britain in protest at intolerance in the ruling South West African People's Organisation, has helped launch a...
Vol 40 No 1 | NAMIBIA Out on a limb 8th January 1999 Remote Caprivi is the route to Zambia and Zimbabwe and secessionism is growing Remote Caprivi is the route to Zambia and Zimbabwe and secessionism is growing The first real test of post-Independence national unity looms with the emergence of a secessionist...
Vol 40 No 1 | NAMIBIA Small but strategic 8th January 1999 The Caprivi Zipfel (Strip) is a 500-kilometre-long finger of land which connects north-eastern Namibia to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is named after a German Chancellor, General Count...