Contributors

Germany and Namibia’s joint declaration regarding the genocide in the former colony South-West Africa falls short in many ways

Germany and Namibia are struggling to redress crimes of the colonial era

Citizenship and social protection are mutually reinforcing

Africa does not have a homogenous, progressive and fast growing middle class

The policy proposed by Namibia’s first National Land Reform Conference in the early 1990s never took off

To make amends for colonial-era crimes, Germany should fund Namibian land restitution

The ANC remains the strongest party in the parliamentary elections in South Africa, but must now deliver results

Political upheaval is taking place from the Congo to South Africa

The Mugabe era is over, but “Mugabeism” is likely to live on

Despite independence since 1990, land ownership remains unfairly distributed in Namibia