Namibia condemns former colonial ruler Germany over Gaza response

Namibia President Hage Geingob. PHOTO | COURTESY

Namibia has condemned its former colonial ruler Germany's decision this week to reject accusations against Israel by South Africa of "genocide" at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

South Africa launched an emergency case at the ICJ arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention, signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust, and wants the court to "immediately" stop its military operations in Gaza which were launched after the October 7 Hamas attacks.