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A GERMAN museum has agreed the “indefinite loan” of ancient artefacts plundered from Namibia instead of returning them to their original owners.
Berlin’s Ethnological Museum announced on Tuesday that it will send 23 ancient pieces of jewellery, tools and objects to the National Museum of Namibia.
Authorities said the arrangements were part of efforts at rapprochement between the two nations.
Director of the National Museum of Namibia Esther Moombolah welcomed the move, saying there was “a long, complex history that Namibia and Germany have.”
Last year, Germany finally admitted that it committed genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia during which tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people were massacred.
It announced plans for €1.1 billion (£940m) in financial aid, although has previously ruled out paying reparations.
Namibians should not “have to get on a plane to see our cultural treasures which are kept in boxes in foreign institutions,” Ms Moombolah said. “We urge all future partners to follow suit like this institution.”
