Are there German speaking peoples in Africa?

Yes, there are German speaking peoples in Africa. Namibia is a country on the southwestern coast of Africa. Namibia was a German colony from 1884 to 1915. During that time, many Germans immigrated to Namibia, and the German language became established in the country. After Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990, German remained one of the country's three official languages (along with English and Afrikaans). Today, approximately 30,000 people in Namibia speak German as their first language. In addition, many other Namibians speak German as a second language. German is also spoken by some people in Cameroon, Togo, Tanzania, and South Africa. These countries were also former German colonies and have significant German speaking minorities.