The killings of Herero and Nama men, women and children have been recognized as the first genocide of the 20th century. Historians say von Trotha, who was sent to German South West Africa to put ...

Decked out in voluminous Victorian-style dresses, complete with horn-shaped headgear, the Herero ladies of Namibia have held on tight to a piece of 19th century history.

While figures remain contested, according to conservative estimates, around 65,000 of 80,000 Herero people and at least 10,000 out of 20,000 Nama people were killed under German rule.

Namibia, in the southwest of Africa, held its first genocide remembrance day on Wednesday, honouring the tens of thousands of Indigenous people killed by former colonial ruler Germany in the early ...

Some argue that the Herero tribe suffered the first modern genocide. In 1904 some 65,000 Herero, in present-day Namibia, were slaughtered by German troops.

Namibia marks inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day with call for reparations. Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.

"Every Herero, with or without a gun, will be shot." That was the order given in October 1904, setting off Germany's genocide in Namibia. New research shows how the crime continues to have an ...

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

The killings of Herero and Nama men, women and children have been recognized as the first genocide of the 20th century. Historians say von Trotha, who was sent to German South West Africa to put ...