President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia remains committed to securing a resolution on reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama people during German colonial rule.
Caribbean nations have pledged full cooperation with Africa in its pursuit of restorative justice for the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley presented the CARICOM 10-Point Plan for Reparatory Justice at the High-Level Consultative Conference.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has used the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark UN Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Accra, Ghana, to draw parallels between its legacy and Namibia's ongoing pursuit of reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia remains committed to securing a resolution on reparations for the genocide committed against the Herero and Nama people during German colonial rule.
An advocacy group has launched a movement calling for what it describes as true and just reparations for the descendants of the Ovaherero and Nama genocide.
The Genocide Reparations Advocacy Forum launched the movement at a media briefing in Windhoek on Tuesday.
The German-Namibian Joint Declaration Agreement on genocide, apologies and reparations is expected to be concluded before the end of the year.
A member of the technical committee of the Genocide, Apology and Reparations negotiations, Dr Charles Eiseb, revealed this in an interview with NBC News.
President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah says the pain and impact of the 1904–1908 genocide continue to be felt generations later.
Nama people representing various sub-tribes of the Nama clan held a Genocide Remembrance Day, paying tribute and honouring their ancestors killed during the 1904-1908 genocide.
The commemoration, organisedby the Nama Traditional Leaders Association was held at Shark Island in Luderitz.
Some Batswana of Namibian descent have welcomed the progress made in the negotiations between the government and its German counterpart.
A resolution is imminent in the decade-long negotiations between the Namibian and German governments regarding the apology and reparations for the 1904-1908 Ovaherero and Nama genocide.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made the announcement in her State of the Nation Address.
