Germany has returned the remains of people slaughtered in Namibia between 1904 and 1908, in what’s known as the first genocide of the 20th century. Reinhart Kössler and Henning Melber write that the process was accompanied by friction, as the former colonial power refuses to take the necessary steps to fully account for what happened. This would involve unequivocally acknowledging the genocide, apologising and committing to a process of redress.

Tanzania is home to a tapestry of lush forests, expansive grasslands, tropical beaches, and hundreds of endemic plant and animal species. But human pressures like mining, gas and oil exploration along with habitat loss and degradation are shrinking the space. Neil Burgess discusses the threat to endemic species, and the conservation challenges in the rapidly developing country.