“Germany’s President, King Charles, Others Speak on Colonial Past in Africa
01 November 2023 12:07
PARIS, FRANCE — Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday joined the list of leaders that addressed their nation’s colonial past — developments happening after Britain’s King Charles III spoke on the same matter during his visit to Kenya.
Steinmeier was in Tanzania where he expressed his “shame” at crimes committed during his nation’s colonial rule in the East African nation.
“I would like to ask for forgiveness for what Germans did to your ancestors here,” he said.
The German leader was speaking in reference to the colonization period during which 200,000 and 300,000 Maji-Maji were massacred, according to historians. (…)”
• Full report on the Voice of America (VOA) website (checked in January 2024)