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Article content BERLIN/WINDHOEK Germany apologized on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed to fund projects worth over a billion euros. But Herero paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro rejected as insulting a deal agreed by the German and Namibian governments because it did not include payment of reparations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Germany apologizes for colonial-era genocide in Namibia Back to video “That’s a black cat in the bag instead of reparations for a crime against humanity,” Rukoro told Reuters, referring to a German commitment to fund 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) of reconstruction and development projects in Namibia.

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