Mbakumua Hengari grew up in the 1970s on a farm in southern Africa, in what is today the nation of Namibia. The arid soil around his family's homestead was sandy and grassy, a poor fit for staple ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia marked the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany with its first genocide remembrance day on Wednesday. The day was ...

On May 28, 2025, Namibia will observe its first official Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the closure of German-run concentration camps in 1908. This commemoration honors the victims of the Herero ...

From his humble Windhoek workshop, Namibia's leading fashion designer is keeping alive the love for the Herero people's traditional dress with horned headgear, a full-length skirt and a link to German ...

Namibia on Wednesday held its first national commemoration of the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples by colonial-era German troops, which was formally acknowledged by Germany four years ago.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Skulls of people from the Ovaherero and Nama tribes, which were taken by German colonial forces more than a century ago for ...