Namibia’s President Rejects Gates Foundation Birth Control Trial—Internet Applauds Her Bold Stand.

Namibia’s President Rejects Gates Foundation Birth Control Trial—Internet Applauds Her Bold Stand.

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On August 11, 2025, Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah allegedly rejected a proposal from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct clinical trials of a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) designed to prevent pregnancy for up to eight years.

The president reportedly called the initiative “a profound injustice,” arguing that population control efforts should focus on larger nations, not smaller ones like Namibia.

Her alleged decision has sparked widespread debate across Africa, with many on social media praising her for defending national dignity and reproductive autonomy.

While the Gates Foundation frames the device as a public health innovation, critics question the ethics of testing such interventions in vulnerable populations.

Namibia’s stance—according to online reactions—sends a clear message: sovereignty and consent must come before global experimentation.