Germany Returns Mortal Remains To Namibian Delegation

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: A Namibian skull from the German Empire's murderous campaign in 1904-1908 which saw the colonizers kill an estimated 60,000 Ovaherero and 10,000 Nama people after they rose up against colonial rule, considered the first genocide of the 20th century, is seen during a repatriation ceremony at the Franzoesische Friedrichstadtkirche (French Cathedral) on Gendarmenmarkt on August 29, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. In recent years European museums and institutions have had to reconcile demands for the reclaiming of relics taken from their empires during their colonial periods. German South West Africa, later to become Namibia, was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1919. German is still heard in the country, and a daily newspaper in the language is still in publication. In total, Germany had colonies in what amount today to 22 countries around the world, a period in the country's history often overshadowed by its role in World War II. This is the third such repatriation of skulls from Germany to Namibia, and the latter is planning to either display or bury the bones once they are returned. Germany has yet to officially apologize for the massacre. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)