Germany to apologize for Namibian 'genocide'
Germany plans to formally apologise to Namibia for the extermination of its indigenous citizens a century ago, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Sawsan Chebli said the apology would not carry any obligation of reparations. Berlin ruled what was then called South-West Africa as a colony from 1884 to 1915. Incensed by German settlers stealing their land, cattle and taking their women, the Herero people launched a revolt in January 1904 with warriors butchering 123 German civilia… READ MORE : www.africanews.com/2016/07/13/germany-to-apologize-for-namibian-genocide Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : twitter.com/africanews
