Germany agrees to pay Namibia .3bn over colonial-era genocide

Germany agrees to pay Namibia $1.3bn over colonial-era genocide

Germany has agreed to pay $1.3 billion for the killings of Herero and Nama people in Namibia.

This is the first time Germany has acknowledged the massacre as a genocide.

It also comes more than 100 years after the genocide and after over five years of negotiations between the two countries.

According to historians, between 1904 and 1908, German soldiers killed up to 80,000 Herero and Nama people in Namibia after they revolted against colonial troops over land seizures.

In a statement on Friday, Heiko Maas, German foreign minister, said the country will support Namibia and…

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