Present injustice and the history of genocide in Namibia

[soleiltropiques]

Present injustice and the history of genocide in Namibia

(OP: I'm posting two articles, because I think the second really informs the reading of the first. Also, just as a warning, the first article is from 'The Economist' so... yeah. Also the trigger warnings are mostly for the second article.)
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Comments

[butterthetoast]

Thank you for posting this. I knew about the Dutch in South Africa and the British in Ethiopia but I'd never heard about the German colonisation of Namibia. It makes my blood boil.

[soleiltropiques]

You're very welcome. I'm glad you liked the post.

[itsplasticlove]

The first article is really interesting. I'll preface my comment with the fact that I don't have a lot of background knowledge in the effects of policies similar to NEEEF in SA and Zimbabwe

[soleiltropiques]

Thank you for your very interesting comment

[amw]

There is an excellent book about the genocide in Namibia that shows how it links directly to the later Jewish genocide. The book is called The Kaiser's Holocaust. I bought two copies when i was down there and have handed them out to friends and family who had no idea