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Namibia: German Apology About Colonial-Era Genocide Likely to Be Delayed
DW, 1 August 2017
Germany had promised an apology to Namibia for colonial-era genocide before general elections in September this year. But negotiations between both governments drag on with both… Read more »
When Will Germany Apologize For Namibia Colonial-Era Genocide?
Despite mounting pressure from civil society, Germany has so far failed to apologize for the 1906 extermination campaign against Namibians who resisted colonial rule, a delay that could see the European country fail to deliver on their promise to do so before the general elections in September this year. Since December 2015, both governments have been locked in negotiations about colonial-era massacres that saw an estimated 75,000 Namibians killed.
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