MEANWHILE IN NAMIBIA

The German Empire was behind a genocide in the region in the early 20th Century. As many as 80,000 of the local people were killed between 1904 and 1908. The area now known as modern-day Namibia then became a German colony. It finally gained independence from South Africa in 1990. German tourists still love to come here but the German government remains wary about either fully admitting to the mass slaughter 120 years ago or paying reparations. Instead, money is being pumped into development aid and cultural initiatives including so-called ‘living museums’ in which Namibians recreate their ‘traditional’ lifestyles before the Europeans arrived.