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A top Namibian court struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships in a “historic” verdict.
The high court in the capital, Windhoek, declared the crimes of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” as “unconstitutional and invalid” in its ruling on the case brought by a local LGBTQ activist
Namibia
Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean.
It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south.
Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries.
Its capital and largest city is Windhoek
The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the Khoi, San, Damara and Nama people
The Namib is a coastal desert stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa
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