Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly calls for national conference on genocide

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2025-01-12

WINDHOEK, 12 January 2025- Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly technical committee Benestus Kandundu speaks during the 121st Genocide Remembrance Day at UN Plaza in Windhoek. (Photo: NAMPA TV)

WINDHOEK, 12 JAN (NAMPA) – The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly has rejected the joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Nama genocide and has called for a national conference with the descendants of the victims and affected communities.
Speaking at the 121st Remembrance Day commemoration at the UN Plaza in Windhoek on Sunday, technical committee member Benestus Kandundu said the chiefs from all 14 regions have distance...

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