“Namibia-Germany genocide negotiations reach final stage
By Shelleygan Petersen
21 November 2024
THE government’s negotiator in the 1904 to 1908 genocide reparations, Charles Eiseb, says an agreement has finally been reached with Germany.
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“The joint declaration, the financing agreement, the reconciliation agreement, as well as the fourth one, are ready for signing. The two governments just have to decide when and how,” he said.
The Namibian government in 2022 agreed to renegotiate with Germany, with specific additions to the joint agreement after the affected Ovaherero and Nama communities rejected the deal worth over N$18 billion over 30 years.
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The are fears that an incoming government would not be willing to continue with these negotiations.
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Eiseb said there would be a vote of no confidence in December, followed by the Bundestag being dissolved.
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In June, the chiefs of the communities affected by the genocide said they wanted negotiations with Germany to be finalised before the end of this year.
During the same period, Namibia’s negotiators said Germany’s genocide deal with Namibia would involve an “uncapped” €1.1 billion (or N$21.4 billion).
At the time, negotiating team member Seth Nowaseb said the deal aims to mimic the €1.2 billion in reparations paid to Holocaust survivors.
The team has agreed with Germany that once that €1.1 billion is spent, additional, uncapped funds will be provided.
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- Full report on the website of the Namibian (last checked in November 2024)
- See also the joint declaration by the governments of Germany and Namibia from May 2021