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At international court, Namibia calls out German hypocrisy

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • Jan 15, 2024 • 25m

Namibia has condemned Germany's backing of Israel against genocide charges at the International Court of Justice. It says, given Germany's colonial brutalities, it should not support Israel. So, what's behind this furious diplomatic dispute - and why now?

Host: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

  • Mutjinde Katjiua, Paramount Chief of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority in Namibia.
  • Henning Melber, from the Nordic Africa Institute In Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Matthias Goldmann, a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute, with expertise on International law and Germany's colonial rule in Africa, in Heidelberg, Germany.

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