Members of the Herero tribe mark the genocide at a memorial in 2015. Hoffmann is as equally damning of the German authorities as she is of the Namibian government, which have been negotiating the recognition of the killings and possible compensation. Compensation disputeGermany's foreign ministry insisted that "very generous" foreign aid money given to Namibia represented an acknowledgement of responsibility for the slaughter. The German position is woefully inadequate for Herero former MP and culture minister Kazenambo Kazenambo, who is calling for the return of all of the land confiscated during the colonial era. But Herero former minister Kazenambo remains sceptical and is prepared to continue his fight.

Source: The Local July 21, 2017 07:48 UTC