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WOUNDS OF COLONIALISM REOPEN IN NAMIBIA GERMAN APOLOGY FOR MASSACRES POSES QUESTIONS
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OKAHANDJA, Namibia - One hundred years ago, the chief of the
Herero tribe grew furious over the constant raids by German settlers,
who stole land and cattle. He quietly ordered an attack, and over a
few days, the Hereros killed an estimated 150 settlers.
But the chief's battle cry would soon haunt his tribe of cattle
herders, which had flourished in southwestern Africa since the mid-
16th century, after their ancestors made the long journey from the
Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
