Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Herero ethnic group in traditional dress take part in the commemoration of the genocide by German colonial powers.

The genocide in what is now Namibia lasted from 1904 to 1908 Dubbed "Germany's forgotten genocide", and described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century, the systematic murder of more ...

WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia honoured the victims of mass killings during German colonial rule with an inaugural memorial day on Wednesday, as politicians and affected communities voiced fresh calls ...

Between 1904 and 1907 German colonial rulers in Namibia attempted to exterminate a whole section of the native population, in another horrific chapter of history campaigners are calling on the country ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia marked the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany with its first genocide remembrance day on Wednesday. The day was ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is officially recognizing the colonial-era massacre of tens of thousands of people in Namibia as genocide and has agreed to provide funding to help the communities affected.

Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (C) lights a candle during the Genocide Remembrance Day at the Parliament Gardens in Windhoek on May 28, 2025. [AFP] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah ...

Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at the UN's top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel's behalf in ...

The inaugural commemoration event for genocide victims under colonial German rule has been held. Namibia's president said more needed to be done to reach an agreement on reparations. Namibia held a ...