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Namibians wait for German apology
After tough debate in Germany and abroad, all major parties acknowledged that Berlin should apologize for the genocide in its former colony of "German South West Africa” where tens of thousands of Herero and Nama were killed between 1904 and 1908.
Namibia is still waiting for that apology. There is no mention of it in the current German government's coalition agreement.
Enquiries to the foreign ministry are always met with a standard response. The position papers with the detailed claims out of Namibia and the offer out of Germany are both classified.
Whenever delegates meet, the outcome of the negotiation round remains likewise unclear – no more than a brief media statement follows. Consequently, no one in Germany takes notice of these negotiations.
Critics such as Sommer believe the federal government wants to put this matter on the back burner.
Namibians losing patience over German slowness to act on genocide claims | DW | 09.05.2018
Apologizing is easy. Reparations........not so much.
After tough debate in Germany and abroad, all major parties acknowledged that Berlin should apologize for the genocide in its former colony of "German South West Africa” where tens of thousands of Herero and Nama were killed between 1904 and 1908.
Namibia is still waiting for that apology. There is no mention of it in the current German government's coalition agreement.
Enquiries to the foreign ministry are always met with a standard response. The position papers with the detailed claims out of Namibia and the offer out of Germany are both classified.
Whenever delegates meet, the outcome of the negotiation round remains likewise unclear – no more than a brief media statement follows. Consequently, no one in Germany takes notice of these negotiations.
Critics such as Sommer believe the federal government wants to put this matter on the back burner.
Namibians losing patience over German slowness to act on genocide claims | DW | 09.05.2018
Apologizing is easy. Reparations........not so much.