Professor Henning Melber explores whether Chancellor Merz’s leadership could signal a significant shift in Germany’s reparations engagement with Namibia

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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has extended her congratulations to Friedrich Merz on his election as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 May 2025.
Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative bloc, secured the chancellorship following a second round of parliamentary voting. His rise to power comes at a pivotal time, as Namibia intensifies its call for Germany to revisit the contentious genocide reparations agreement.

Joining us now is Professor Henning Melber to explore whether Chancellor Merz’s leadership could signal a significant shift in Germany’s engagement with Namibia—particularly under the newly inaugurated President Nandi-Ndaitwah.