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Introduction
The Kasikili conflict was a land dispute between Namibia and Botswana in the late 90s. The Kasikili Island boundary dispute between Namibia and Botswana generated a wealth of scientific and historical information that is now in the public domain The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has come under fire for its failure to solve disputes between Namibia and Botswana over the ownership of Kasikili Island. Speaking at the Southern Africa Students Union (Sasu) Sixth Congress at the weekend, out-going Sasu Secretary General Isaiah Kavendjii said it was a waste of time to refer the Kasikili dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) when there was an organisation like SADC which could solve

Court battle/appearance
On 29 May 1996, Botswana and Namibia jointly notified to the Registrar the text of a Special Agreement signed at Gaborone (Botswana) on 15 February 1996 and having entered into force on 15 May 1996 for the submission to the Court of a dispute between them concerning the boundary around Kasikili/Sedudu Island. The Special Agreement referred inter alia to a Treaty signed on 1 July 1890 between Great Britain and Germany delimiting their respective spheres of influence in Africa. Under the terms of the Special Agreement, the Parties asked the Court to "determine, on the basis of the Anglo-German Treaty of 1 July 1890 and the rules and principles of international law, the boundary between Namibia and Botswana around Kasikili/Sedudu Island and the legal status of the island". The island in question, which in Namibia is known as Kasikili, and in Botswana as Sedudu, is approximately 3.5 square kilometres in area, is located in the Chobe River, which divides around it to the north and south, and is subject to flooding of several months' duration, beginning around March each year.

Settlement
The time-line on the geographical conflict of Kasikili Island that ended-up in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Netherlands, with the judgement delivered December 13,1999 which ruled in favour of Botswana by the Court to determine, on the basis of the Anglo-German Treaty of 1 July 1890 [an agreement between Great Britain and Germany respecting the spheres of influence of the two countries in Africa] and the rules and principles of international law, the boundary between Namibia and Botswana around Kasikili/Sedudu Island and the legal status of the island.