Namibia: Stanford Historian Traces the Colonial Origins of Conflict Diamonds in Namibia

Apr 6, 2021 | Sandra Feder, Stanford University
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When Stanford historian Steven Press was trying to unearth hidden narratives about Germany’s colonial activities in Southwest Africa’s highly secretive diamond industry, he pursued that age-old maxim to “follow the money.” Chasing that trail led to some disturbing discoveries about the full extent of Germany’s ruthlessness as it pursued its economic aspirations in the African country now known as Namibia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.