by Mutungulu Wanga, BNFA Deputy Chairperson General
On 13th December 2012 the Ngambela of Barotseland, with the support of civil society organizations pursuing Barotseland independence, petitioned the African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) to declare that the rights of the people of Barotseland to self-determination have been violated by Zambia following the unilateral termination of the Barotseland Agreement 1964 by the government of Zambia and Barotseland’s acceptance thereof. The ACHPR was further urged to make a finding that by repudiating this unity treaty with Barotseland, the Republic of Zambia had ceased to have power over Barotseland and should, therefore, immediately put in place transitional arrangements for the sovereignty of Barotseland under the auspices of the United Nations and the African Union. Read more