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Germany recognises colonial-era Namibia 'genocide'
By EUobserver
Germany formally recognised as "genocide" the crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning of the 20th century against the Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia, Deutsche Welle reports. Foreign minister Heiko Maas said in a statement that as a "gesture of recognition of the immeasurable suffering" Germany caused, it would set up a fund amounting to €1.1 billion.