Germany–Namibia relations

former colony of the German Empire

1904–1908 genocide committed by the German colonial administration in Africa

ongoing case at the International Court of Justice

1914 military campaign

pidgin based on Standard German spoken in Namibia

ethnic group

regional variety of German language

diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Namibia

The Equestrian Monument, more commonly known under its German original name ' and the name ' (Rider of South West), was a monument in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was inaugurated on 27 January 1912, the birthday of German emperor Wilhelm II. The monument honoured the soldiers and civilians that died on the German side of the Herero and Nama Wars of 1904–1908, a situation that caused controversy about its role in a democratic Namibia that has shed its colonial occupation and gained independence.