A faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority has renewed its call for recognition and reparations for the Ovaherero and Nama genocide, following engagements in Botswana, South Africa and Germany aimed at strengthening international support for the demand of the communities.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says he is not fully informed about the German Bundestag's planned debate but stresses the need for Namibians to unite and establish a common position on the contested genocide Joint Declaration.
The OvaHerero people in Botswana, who are of Namibian descent and the descendants of the victims and survivors of the 1904 and 1908 genocide, are seeking engagement with Germany in their own right.
Germany urged the International Court of Justice on Monday to throw out Nicaragua's case accusing Berlin of breaching the Genocide Convention through its support and arms exports to Israel.
The leader of one of the factions of the OvaHerero Traditional Authority, Mutjinde Katjiua, reiterated the stance that the descendants of genocide victims must directly negotiate with the German government.
Green industrialisation at the Dry-Hy research workshop highlighted that industry has the potential to create more than 37,000 jobs within the next four years as Namibia and Germany deepen cooperation on green hydrogen technologies.
The projections were shared at a one-day workshop in Windhoek.
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
Germany's Ambassador to Namibia, Thorsten Hutter, has expressed hope that the Genocide Joint Declaration between Namibia and Germany will be finalised by the end of the year.
Thorsten Hütter made the announcement during a farewell courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House.
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.
