(2018) 2 African Human Rights Yearbook 153 Despite the fact that it had nearly taken over two decades for the Namibian government to meet its obligations in terms of article 9 of the Women’s Rights Protocol, the fact that modest gains have been made marks a new dawn for women. It is therefore not inappropriate to suggest that Namibia is gradually moving towards ensuring that women have a meaningful place within its political and decisionmaking processes and organs. Given this state of affairs, Namibia can be singled as an illustrious example of both progression and regression as far as women’s political emancipation in concerned. However, there are some shortcomings, which have left women underrepresented in key organs such as the judiciary and traditional authorities. Until these concerns are addressed we cannot ideally speak of full compliance with the provisions of article 9 of the Protocol by Namibia. This may surely be attainable in the immediate future if the prevailing political will and commitment is maintained and women at the grassroots levels are able to reap from the proliferation of women within political and decisionmaking processes.