Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2nd R) lights a candle in remembrance of the genocide by German colonial powers. For the first time, Namibia holds a national day of remembrance for the ...

Germany has apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in Namibia, a former colony then known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German ...

On January 12, Germany said it will intervene on Israel’s behalf in the genocide case brought against it by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its war on Gaza. “The German ...

A day after Germany defended Israel from charges of genocide in Gaza, Namibia’s president denounced Germany for hypocrisy, citing a genocide that the Germans committed in the African nation more than ...

The massacre of modern-day Namibia's indigenous Herero and Nama groups by German imperial troops more than a century ago is considered by some historians to be the first genocide of the 20th century.

Like much of Africa, the Caprivi Region of Namibia has long carried the imprint of European colonialism. Once in the possession of Germany, many streets, towns and regions carry German names. There ...

Namibia marked its first Genocide Remembrance Day on Wednesday, recalling the victims of German colonial rule with a ceremony attended by thousands in the gardens of the parliament building in ...