The genocide in Namibia (1904-08) and its consequences
The Namibian government has rejected the sum of 10 million euros, as a reparation offering from Germany for genocide committed against indigenous Herero and Nama people from 1904-1908. Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Tuesday said reparations offered by Germany for mass killings in its then colony were "Not acceptable" and needed to be "Revised". There are mixed reactions on the streets of Windhoek the capital. German occupiers in Namibia killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people in 1904-1908 massacres, which historians have called the primary genocide of the 20th century. In the Battle of Waterberg in August 1904, around 80,000 Herero fled including women and youngsters . German troops reportedly went after them across what's now referred to as the Kalahari . The German government has thus far refused to apologize for the killings. In 2015, the 2 countries started negotiating an agreement...