Aegis welcomes German recognition of Herero-Nama Genocide

Prisoners being held by German forces in South West Africa during the Genocide against the Herero and Nama, 1904. Source: Bundesarchiv, CC BY SA 3.0

In a joint statement with the Namibian Government, the German Government has officially recognised the genocide against the Herero and Nama, 117 years after German forces carried it out. The statement says that Germany has agreed to pay Namibia $1.35bn in a gesture of reconciliation. “The Aegis Trust welcomes Germany’s recognition of the genocide carried […]