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U.S. Relationship

First Namibian President monument and Luteran Christ Church in the center of Windhoek, Namibia
First Namibian President monument and Luteran Christ Church in the center of Windhoek, Namibia

U.S.-Namibia Relations

U.S.-Namibian relations are friendly. The U.S. participated in the diplomatic efforts to bring about Namibia’s 1990 independence from South Africa and has since provided assistance to improve the well being of the Namibian people. The bilateral relationship is characterized by a shared commitment to democratic principles, including the rule of law and respect for human rights, and has been strengthened
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First Namibian President monument and Luteran Christ Church in the center of Windhoek, Namibia

U.S. Assistance to Namibia

Namibia is a focus country under PEPFAR, and the U.S. and Namibia have signed a PEPFAR Partnership Framework. A strategy to implement the Global Health Initiative was also recently completed. USAID and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are the primary implementers of these programs. A five-year Millennium Challenge Account Compact to reduce poverty and accelerate economic growth in
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First Namibian President monument and Luteran Christ Church in the center of Windhoek, Namibia

Bilateral Economic Relations

Namibia seeks to diversify its trading relationships which, for historical reasons, were tied to South African goods and services. The country is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), but has not taken advantage of AGOA since 2012. Namibia belongs to the Southern African Customs Union, which has signed a Trade, Investment, and Development
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Integrated Country Strategies

The Integrated Country Strategy is the four-year strategy articulating U.S. priorities in a given country. The Chief of Mission leads the strategy.

Investment Climate Statements

The Investment Climate Statements analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses and provide information on the business climates.

Fiscal Transparency Report

The Fiscal Transparency Report analyzes government transparency and identifies needed changes to improve public spending accountability.

The U.S. delivers COVID vaccines to Namibia.

COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries

Since September, 2021 the United States has donated 600,900 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Namibia. This includes 432,900 Pfizer and 168,000 J&J doses. Of the 600,900 vaccine doses, 72% were donated in partnership with COVAX and 28% were donated through AVAT.

The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future.

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