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Diplomats and experts say, however, that having an ambassador officially present their credentials represents a step towards recognition of the Taliban’s government.Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.
Namibia has held its first Genocide Remembrance Day to commemorateof Herero and Nama people killed by German colonisers in the early 1900s, in what is widely considered the first genocide of the 20th century.The southern African country’s president,
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, speaking at the event Wednesday, called again for reparations for the at least 70,000 Indigenous people killed by German troops from 1904 to 1908.
Germany, which colonised Namibia from 1884 to 1915, previously
the genocide in 2021, but talks on reparations stretching back to 2013 have been fruitless.I wish them and their loved ones well. I will miss their wise ear and, from time to time, their helping hand.
Some of them are Jewish, some are not. I do not begrudge their choice. They have exercised their prerogative to decide who can and cannot be called a friend.I once met their litmus test – the one we all have. Now, I have failed it.
I know that some of my former friends have deep ties to Israel. Some have family who live there. Some may be grieving, too, worried over what comes next.I do not ignore their fear or uncertainty. I do not deny their right to safety.