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2026120 minPG-13documentary

Meanwhile in Namibia

2026120 minPG-13documentary

Germany's refusal to pay reparations for its colonial occupation and genocide in Namibia highlights a troubling legacy of neo-colonialism and racism in development aid.

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Jonas Spriestersbach

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Germany's refusal to pay reparations for its colonial occupation and genocide in Namibia highlights a troubling legacy of neo-colonialism and racism in development aid.

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Jonas Spriestersbachdirector

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The German government refuses to pay reparations for its occupation of Namibia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and for genocide of the indigenous population. Instead, it offers development cooperation programmes that exude a disheartening neo-colonialism and appalling racism, disguised as solidarity, obvious to everyone except German officials and nostalgic tourists.

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