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Namibia: Namibia to Hold First Commemoration of German Genocide This Week
RFI, 26 May 2025
Namibia this week will holdits first national commemoration for victims of mass killings by German occupiers in what is widely recognised as the first genocide of the 20th century,… Read more »
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Namibian, 26 May 2025
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says as Namibia continues its discussions and negotiations with Germany in the pursuit of reparatory justice for the genocide, the country needs to… Read more »
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Namibia: Pick-Up Points for Genocide Remembrance Day Revised
Namibian, 24 May 2025
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology on Saturday announced revised pick-up points for the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration in Windhoek. Read more »
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Namibia: First Genocide Remembrance Day to Be Marked At Parliament Gardens With Public Holiday
Namibian, 20 May 2025
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology executive director Audrin Mathe says Namibia will mark the first-ever Genocide Remembrance Day at Parliament Gardens. Read more »
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Namibia: President, VP No-Show Sparks Funeral Fury
Namibian, 14 May 2025
The absence of both president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and vice president (VP) Lucia Witbooi at the funeral of Ovambanderu Traditional Authority councillor Gerson Katjirua has upset… Read more »
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Namibia: Joint Declaration - A Tragedy for Genocide Healing
New Era, 28 April 2025
At the start of the 20th century, the international community paid little attention to State-sponsored mass atrocities and genocide across the globe. Read more »
Namibia Holds First Remembrance Day for Genocide by German Army
The Genocide Remembrance Day marks the harrowing moment when colonial-era German troops massacred tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people who rebelled against their rule in the southern African nation between 1904 and 1908.
Germany, which had long refused to take the blame for the episode, recognised only in 2021 that its settlers had committed the genocide.
The commemorations will be held annually to mark "the beginning of a national journey of healing", the government said.
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Namibian President Hage Geingob has called on Germany to "reconsider its untimely decision" to reject the charge that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in the case brought by ... Read more »
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The Ovaherero Traditional Authority and the Nama Traditional Leaders Association have approached the new German government on the 1904 to 1908 genocide agreement that is currentl Read more »
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Namibia's opposition has accused the ruling SWAPO party of pushing through a joint agreement with Germany over an apology for colonial-era atrocities against the Nama and Herero ... Read more »
A group of people in Windhoek, Namibia, protesting against the genocide agreement with Germany in 2022 (file photo).
