Maltahöhe

Namibia

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December 2nd 2008
Willkommen in Namibia! Namibia was previously a German colony (Deutsch Südwest Afrika) and the German influence is everywhere -- architecture, food, language... In several cities, German is even the preferred language to English and it was fun talking to fourth-generation Namibians whose mother tongue is German. It was so crazy to be in the middle of cafe with Bienenstich or a Kneipe with a ... read more

Africa » Namibia

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more