The Bundestag has debated the genocide Germany carried out in Namibia a century ago. But will it spur progress on addressing colonial crimes?
Opposition parties have forced a debate in the Bundestag on the early-20th-century genocide Germany carried out in Namibia.
DW reports: Opposition parties have forced a debate in the Bundestag on the early-20th-century genocide Germany carried out in Namibia.
Will this finally spur progress in addressing colonial crimes?
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