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2 months ago | 
globalbar.se | Henning Melber
In December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Still, The main descendants of those affected by the genocide were not at the negotiation table, writes Henning Melber fromUniversity of Pretoria. Germany ruled the country as a colony between 1884 and 1915. It was declared a mandated territory by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
thewire.in | Henning Melber
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
telepolis.de | Henning Melber
Deutschland und Namibia haben einen historischen Versöhnungsdeal geschlossen. Doch die Stimmen der Opfer blieben ungehört. Ein Gastbeitrag. Anfang Dezember 2024 haben die Regierungen Deutschlands und Namibias die Verhandlungen über eine gemeinsame Erklärung zur Anerkennung des Völkermords des Deutschen Reiches in Südwestafrika abgeschlossen. Von 1884 bis 1915 regierte Deutschland das Land als Kolonie. Im Versailler Vertrag von 1919 wurde das Gebiet zum Mandatsgebiet erklärt. Anzeige Am 19.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
modernghana.com | Henning Melber
In early December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Germany ruled the country as a colony between 1884 and 1915. It was declared a mandated territory by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
democracyinafrica.org | Henning Melber |Nic Cheeseman |Marisa Lourenço |John B. Nakuta
In early December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Germany ruled the country as a colony between 1884 and 1915. It was declared a mandated territory by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
namibiansun.com | Namibian Sun |Henning Melber
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Henning Melber
In early December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Germany ruled the country as a colony between 1884 and 1915. It was declared a mandated territory by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
namibiansun.com | Namibian Sun |Henning Melber
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
bojuri.com | Henning Melber
Germany’s colonial previous has been, if not forgotten, actually a less-explored side of the historical past of European incursion and exploitation of Africa’s peoples and assets. However this guide goes a good distance in correcting this oversight. The creator, Henning Melber, born in 1950, is the son of German immigrants who settled in Namibia in 1967.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Henning Melber
09 December 2024 - 04:30 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. WAITING IN THE WINGS Namibia's vice-president and Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah gestures after casting her vote in the elections in Windhoek, Namibia, on November 27. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation ofthree-million people.
