Namibia holds its first commemoration of German genocide

Namibia’s first female President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and Vice President Lucia Witbooi, light a ceremonial candle as the country holds its first commemoration for victims of the Herero and Nama genocide, massacred by German colonial forces more than a century ago, in the capital, Windhoek, Namibia, May 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer