Berlin wary of setting legal precedent as talks near completion on reconciliation deal for atrocities against Herero and Nama tribes Germany has categorically ruled out financial reparations forming part of a planned formal apology to Namibia for colonial atrocities at the start of the 20th century, amid fears such payments could set a legal precedent for further claims. Angela Merkel's government has since 2014 negotiated with Namibia to "heal the wounds" of what historians call the first genoc...
Berlin wary of setting legal precedent as talks near completion on reconciliation deal for atrocities against Herero and Nama tribes Germany has categorically ruled out financial reparations forming part of a planned formal apology to Namibia for colonial atrocities at the start of the 20th century, amid fears such payments could set a legal precedent for further claims. Angela Merkel's government has since 2014 negotiated with Namibia to "heal the wounds" of what historians call the first genoc...
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