by Mukunyandela

In his continued diplomatic efforts to galvanize international support for Barotseland’s statehood, Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA) leader, Hon. Clement Wainyae Sinyinda, met the Pope’s representative to Zambia–Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Julio Murat, on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The meeting took place in Mongu during Apostolic Nuncio’s visit to Barotseland. Read more.

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by Mukunyandela wa Nyandi Mukuyoyisa

Dugue and Kirtley, an international law firm representing the Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA) has challenged Zambia’s President Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata to consent to a Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) process through a letter dated March 28, 2014. The letter challenges Mr. Sata in his capacity as President of the Republic of Zambia to append his signature on the signed submission Agreement, thereby agreeing to take the matter of Zambia’s continued illegal occupation and administration of Barotseland to the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in The Hague, The Netherlands. This allows the PCA, an independent and impartial international arbitral tribunal, to determine the validity of Zambia’s actions as well as the current legal status of Barotseland statehood under public international law following the unilateral abrogation of the Barotseland Agreement 1964 by Zambia in 1969, Zambia’s violation of the Agreement since 1965 and Barotseland’s final acceptance of the abrogation on March 27, 2012. Read more

by Mutungulu Wanga, BNFA Deputy Chairperson General

On 13^th 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