17-03-2017 22:36 via yahoo.com

Namibia demands $30 bln for German genocide: documents

Namibia is to launch a 30-billion-dollar (28-billion-euro) lawsuit against Germany over genocide committed during colonial rule, when tens of thousands of people were killed, according to documents seen by AFP on Friday.The Namibian government has previously avoided demanding financial compensation, but it changed its stance as two indigenous groups filed a class-action suit in New York against Germany.Over 65,000 people are believed to have been killed when colonial Germany massacred Namibian t
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