Protest Scheduled in Walvis Bay - Namibia

The independent candidate for the January 2020 regional council by-elections, Knowledge Ipinge, has called an anti-government protest on 10 December in Walvis Bay over corruption in the fishing industry. Details for the protest are not available at this time.

Advice

To minimize safety risk, avoid areas of large public gatherings or protests. Even events intended to be peaceful can escalate unexpectedly and quickly become violent.