… Namibia University of Science and Technology legal adviser Joshua Kaumbi says the genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama was built on ideas established through the slave trade. …
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… ly disenfranchised of their land to get a piece of land and ensure that some form of restitution is built into our own system.” Negotiations The meeting also addressed the ongoing negotiations with Germany over reparations for the genocide committed against the Ovaherero and Nama …
Ovaherero double down on ancestral land, genocide- February 2026
… The speedy forward, a proud descendant of the minority Topnaar unique ethnic group #Aonin, sub-clan of the Nama ethnic group, primarily located on the banks of the Kuiseb River in the Erongo region, got exposed to competitive football when he teamed up with his buddies to form a …
Tales of the Legends – Paying dignified homage to beloved ‘Mini MuffinGenocide pertaining to Namibia refers to fascist Germany’s systematic extermination of Ovaherero and Nama in 1904- 1908, in what has come to be known as the 20th century’s first genocide in the then “German South West Africa.” Entailing land theft, concentration camps, and tortur …
Opinion – Genocide: Geopolitical factors, reparations claim… The first genocide of the 20th century took place in South West Africa, where an estimated two thirds of the Ovaherero, a third of the Nama and numerous Damara and San people were deliberately killed, with lasting consequences for the descendants of the victims until today. …
Germany’s Colonial Memory Failure- December 2025
… It is obvious Peltzer was targeting Ovaherero and Nama Genocide memory activists in his unprovoked criticism, although he did not mention the two groups by name. …
No Monopoly on Pain… In our quest for independence, Namibia endured colonialism, the 1904-1908 genocide against the Ovaherero and Namas – the first of the 20th century – and apartheid. …
Statement by Selma Ashipala-Musavyi at the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa- November 2025
… But here in Namibia, where the soil still carries the bones of the Ovaherero and Nama, the silence is deafening. …
Germany’s Selective Memory on Reparative Justice- May 2025
… First, a brief background: Between 1904-1908, Germany launched an ethnic extermination against the Nama and Ovaherero people. …
Genocide Remembrance Day: A Path Towards Reconciliation… he Ovaherero and Ovambanderu Genocide Foundation supported the foundation’s submission to the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, stating that 28 May “is a day that is common to especially the foremost affected communities – the Ovaherero and Nama …
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UN votes slave trade a crime against humanity, boosting Namibia reparations calls
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The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 25 March recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, with 123 votes in favour and 52 abstentions. Namibian subject experts say the vote bolsters local calls for justice regarding colonial-era genocide and reparations, and could pressure countries such as Germany to reconsider responses to demands of Namibians affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide.
22 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 22 April
UN votes slave trade a crime against humanity, boosting Namibia reparations calls
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 25 March recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, with 123 votes in favour and 52 abstentions. Namibian subject experts say the vote bolsters local calls for justice regarding colonial-era genocide and reparations, and could pressure countries such as Germany to reconsider responses to demands of Namibians affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide.
22 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 6 March
Ovaherero leadership presses government on land, genocide reparations
The Ovaherero Traditional Authority faction led by Hoze Riruako met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to advocate for quota-based land allocation for historically dispossessed communities, restitution of ancestral land rights, and renewed negotiations with Germany over 1904–1908 genocide reparations. Riruako said the Ovaherero community wants these issues addressed through Namibia's own development policies rather than relying solely on German compensation, and urged the government to formally recognize early liberation fighters and traditional leaders.
6 March 2026 · New Era →
Friday 27 February
Walvis Bay football legend Patrick Isaacks remembered
Patrick Isaacks, a speedy forward from Walvis Bay who played for Blue Waters and helped the coastal team win the Premiership title, has died. Blue Waters Sport Club released a statement expressing shock and condolences to his family.
27 February 2026 · New Era →
Monday 23 February
Geopolitics complicates Namibia's pursuit of genocide reparations from Germany
An opinion piece argues that geopolitical tensions—including Germany's support for Israel and Namibia's backing of Palestinian statehood—have hindered negotiations for reparations over the 1904–1908 genocide of Ovaherero and Nama. The author calls for Namibia to strengthen its negotiating position by unifying internally, centering victim communities' voices, and demanding legal recognition and direct reparations.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
Sunday 15 February
Germany backtracks on colonial accountability as new government sidelines Namibia
Germany's commitment to reckon with its colonial past in Namibia has weakened significantly under the new CDU/CSU-SPD government, which mentions colonialism only briefly in its coalition agreement and makes no reference to Namibia. A newly appointed state secretary for culture dismisses adding colonialism to official memory culture as "dangerous relativism," citing the Holocaust as the singular reference point for German state ethics.
15 February 2026 · The Namibian →