German Apologizes to Tanzania on Colonial Era Killings

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has apologized for colonial-era killings in Tanzania

During a visit to Maji Maji Museum in southern city of Songea assured Tanzanians that Germans will search with them for answers to unanswered questions that give the citizens no peace.”

Tanzania suffered under German colonial rule for decades before and after the start of the 20th century, and saw one of the region’s deadliest uprisings from 1905 to 1907.

During the revolt — known as the Maji Maji Rebellion — between 200,000 and 300,000 Indigenous people were murdered, as German troops systematically wiped out villages and fields, experts say.

In 2017, Tanzania’s then-government said it was mulling legal action to seek compensation from Germany for the people who were starved, tortured, and killed by its forces.