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Herero and Nama Genocide: Namibia – Germany

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I researched the third option which was the genocide of Herero and Nama which is now known as Namibia currently and the atrocities committed by Germany. There were not any demands made by Namibia initially, it was the Germans themselves that decided to take full responsibility for what they done between 1904-1908, on August 14, 2004. Once Germany declared that they had committed atrocities against Namibia, the two countries began to negotiate reparations and calling these crimes a genocide from 2015 to 2021. Sadly even though Germany negotiated terms for reparations, they only met with the Namibian government and not the descendants of  the Herero or Nama people who were killed during the time of the genocide. Not even the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) nor the Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) were allowed to take part in the meeting with Germany. Therefore, the Namibian government and Germany reached a tentative agreement, in which Germany would take full responsibility for their actions and accepted they not only initiated but committed a genocide against the Herero and Nama people which killed over 50,000 people. As of May 2021, a tentative agreement was reached in which Germany agreed to pay Namibia about $1.3 billion U.S. dollars over 30 years to support the development of the country. As well as being seen as a reconciliation fund to help Naimbia cultural, financially and any other assistance that the country would need.  It seems as though nothing has been signed yet from either country, but hopefully they will reach an agreement that not only benefit each country but the victims as well.

https://www.iwgia.org/en/news/4538-reconciliation-between-germany-and-namibia-towards-reparation-of-the-first-genocide-of-the-20th-century.html

https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/what-was-genocide/the-herero-and-namaqua-genocide/

 

 


   
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