The Future of Reconciliation – Panel Discussion

• The Future of Reconciliation – Panel Discussion •

Part II of the panel discussion series ‘Trilogy to the Future’

Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES):

The Future of Reconciliation

As Namibia and Germany continue to negotiate the future through the Joint Declaration, we ask: What does meaningful reconciliation look like?

Join us for the second session of our dialogue series where experts in international relations, ethics, and social justice unpack the moral, political, and emotional dimensions of repair and remembrance.

Panelists:
Dr. Basilius Kasera, Academic & Social Justice Theorist (LinkedIn Profile)
Dr. Marius Kudumo, International Relations Analyst

“Exploring the pathways to justice, healing, and national cohesion”

Friday, 1 August 2025
14:00 – 15:30
at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Auditorium 3, Brahms St, Windhoek West
C3PG+24H

Due to limited seats, kindly confirm attendance in advance with:
muhindaashley@gmail.com, +264 81 482 0435

Editor’s note:

Reading tips – Three essays, published in Eckl Häussler Akawa (eds.) (2024): An Unresolved Issue which is freely available as a PDF download:

# Henning Melber: A ‘Reconciliation Agreement’ that isn’t one. The German-Namibian Joint Declaration on the Genocide in German
South West Africa, p. 331ff.

# Golda Eureth Ha-Eiros and Napandulwe Shiweda: Decolonial Futures: Reflecting on the legacy of German colonialism in Namibia and the restitution of museum objects, p. 359ff.

# André du Pisani: After Genocide: How might Namibians and Germans reconcile?, p. 373ff.