The leader of NUDO accused Germany of discrimination after that country refused to renegotiate its offer of €1 billion for the 1904–08 Nama/OvaHerero genocide.

Utjiua Muinjangue says Germany has created a precedent by agreeing to demands for renegotiating compensation for crimes against humanity and therefore should do so with Namibia as well.

Muinjangue cited as an example an order by Konrad Adenauer, a former German chancellor, to re-negotiate settlements with Jewish groups as a stipend for atrocities committed during the Holocaust.

The Namibian government is yet to receive a response from Germany on the proposed amendment to the joint declaration on the 1904–1908 genocide.

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, who is also the Chairperson of the Special Political Cabinet Committee on Genocide, Apology, and Reparations, briefed the media on the meeting of the Chiefs Forum, held last week.

Ombara Manase Zeraeua, from the Zeraeua Royal House, says they have no dispute with the government regarding the issue of genocide as perceived in some quarters of society.

Speaking at the Omaruru White Flag Day, Ombara Zeraeua says their dispute is directed at the German government on the proposed reparation offer for genocide. 

Zeraeua says the German government's offer is nowhere close to meeting the interests of the affected communities, not to mention the historical damage their forefathers suffered.

The Ovaherero and Ovambanderu communities converged at Ozombu Zovindimba in Otjinene, Omaheke Region, over the weekend for an annual commemoration that promotes the spirit of unity as well as to share updates on the ongoing genocide discussions.

The Ozombu Zovindimba commemoration emanates from the 1904–1908 war between the German troops and the Ovaherero tribe.

It was at this place that General Lother Von Trotha issued the extermination order to eliminate the Ovaherero and Nama communities on sight.