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Mixed feelings among some in Africa for Queen Elizabeth II

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Johannesburg, South Africa/Thika, KenyaReuters As condolences poured in from around the world after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, there were mixed feelings among some Africans about the monarch and her country’s colonial legacy on a continent where Britain once ruled more than half the territory. Some had fond memories of Britain’s longest serving monarch – who […]

Germany to atone for Namibian colonial horrors with a billion euros of projects

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Windhoek, NamibiaReuters Germany has agreed to fund projects in Namibia worth more than a billion euros over 30 years to atone for its role in genocide and property seizures in its-then colony more than a century ago, a Namibian government spokesman said on Thursday. Thousands of Herero and Nama people were killed by German colonial […]