When Germany Committed Horrific Genocide in Africa
Long before the Holocaust, Germany carried out its first genocide in Africa—a brutal campaign of extermination against the Herero and Nama people between 1904 and 1908. Led by General Lothar von Trotha, German forces poisoned wells, drove thousands into the scorching Kalahari Desert, and established death camps like Shark Island, where unimaginable horrors took place. Over 65,000 Herero and 10,000 Nama were massacred in what became the first genocide of the 20th century. Why is this tragedy rarely discussed? And how did it shape future atrocities? Watch now to uncover this dark and forgotten chapter of history.