Namibia and Germany Confront a Past Genocide : Southern Africa - Regional Analysis

Record type:

Journal article

Region:

Africa

Southern Africa

Journal Title:

Africa Conflict Monitor

Source:

Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 07, Jul 2016, p. 60 - 65

Subject:

NAMIBIA

GENOCIDE

GERMAN COLONIALIST

Abstract:

The first mass extermination of a human population in the 20th century occurred in Southwest Africa by German military forces seeking to eradicate indigenous peoples from what is today Namibia. In June 2016, descendants of the Herero people stepped up their efforts to have the massacre defined as genocide and seek reparations.

Language:

English

Country focus:

Namibia

Subject profile :

Politics / Democracy / Governance / Human Rights / Election

DOI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC191833

CITATION: . Namibia and Germany Confront a Past Genocide : Southern Africa - Regional Analysis . : , . Africa Conflict Monitor, Volume 2016, Issue 07, Jul 2016, p. 60 - 65 - Available at: https://library.au.int/frnamibia-and-germany-confront-past-genocide-southern-africa-regional-analysis