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Lucia Engombe (43), one of hundreds of Namibian children who were sent to East Germany between the late 70's and late 80' for military and leadership training, holds up a photograph as she speaks of her time in East Germany during an interview in Windhoek, Namibia, on February 15, 2016. / AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Lucia Engombe (43), one of hundreds of Namibian children who were sent to East Germany between the late 70's and late 80' for military and leadership training, holds up a photograph as she speaks of her time in East Germany during an interview in Windhoek, Namibia, on February 15, 2016. / AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA        (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)