Germany and Tanzania to open talks on colonial legacy


  • World
  • Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Germany will open talks with Tanzania about the legacy of its three decades of colonial rule in the East African nation, the two countries' presidents said on Tuesday.

Tanzanian politicians and activists have long pushed for reparations and the return of human remains from their country that are displayed in German museums.

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