The Brazzaville Protocol (Official name; Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Cuba and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola for the Conclusions of the Internationalist Mission of the Cuban Military Contingent)[1] mandated the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, paving the way for Namibia's independence through the New York Accords.

[2] Representatives from the governments of Angola, Cuba, and South Africa signed the protocol on December 13, 1988 in Brazzaville, Congo.

[3] In 1981, Chester Crocker, U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs for newly elected President Ronald Reagan, had developed a linkage policy, tying apartheid South Africa's agreement to relinquish control of Namibia to Cuba's troop withdrawal and peace in Angola.

[3][6] On May 3, the South African government joined the negotiations around Crocker's proposal, and all four parties met in June and August in New York City and Geneva.

All parties approved an outline agreement of Principles for a Peaceful Settlement in South Western Africa on July 20,[7] and agreed to a ceasefire on August 8.