
Dubbed “Germany’s forgotten genocide”, the systematic murder of over 70,000 Africans from the Ovaherero and Nama communities in Namibia between 1904 and 1908 is being recognized with a new national day of remembrance. This observance, established amid calls for reparations from Germany, will include ceremonies like a candlelight vigil and a minute’s silence. Although Germany has acknowledged its colonial atrocities and offered development aid, many Namibians feel that justice and reparations remain unfulfilled.