NAMIBIA

Although same-sex marriage is illegal in Namibia, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the government must recognize the unions of same-sex couples who get married in countries where it was legal to do so.

The case that ended in this ruling originated from residency applications of a German woman who married a Namibian woman in Germany and of a South African man who married a Namibian man in South Africa.

The Namibian government refused to give the non-Namibian spouses residency rights in the country on the grounds that their marriages could not be recognized in Namibia. This prompted the couples to take legal action.

“Today’s verdict and outcome clearly