Bundestag debates Ovaherero and Nama genocide; Germany faces colonial reckoning pressure

Germany's opposition parties forced a Bundestag debate on the genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama in German South West Africa, marking a rare parliamentary reckoning. The debate signals growing political pressure on Berlin to move beyond its 2021 statement recognizing the atrocities as genocide, which stopped short of reparations. Progress on formal apology and compensation remains uncertain, with Namibia's government and affected communities divided on the path forward.