Political relations have been tense lately, as several German politicians acknowledge responsibility for the genocide on visits to the country's former colony in Africa. That is not enough for many Namibians.
Gerd Müller wanted to set an example. When the German development minister visited Namibia at the end of August, a meeting with representatives of the indigenous Herero and Nama was also on the agenda. Both the state visit and the meeting are not to be taken for granted. The last high-ranking German politician to Namibia was the then Federal President Roman Herzog in 1998.
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