▁and ▁instit uted ▁and ▁maintained ▁their ▁own ▁stations ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁personnel , ▁who ▁further ▁engaged ▁in ▁expl oration ▁and ▁documentation ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora . ▁ ▁Research ▁by ▁b acter i olog ists ▁Robert ▁Koch ▁and ▁Paul ▁Ehr lich ▁and ▁other ▁scient ists ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁imperial ▁tre as ury ▁and ▁was ▁freely ▁shared ▁with ▁other ▁nations . ▁More ▁than ▁three ▁million ▁Afr icans ▁were ▁v acc in ated ▁against ▁small po x . ▁Medical ▁do ctors ▁the ▁world ▁over ▁benef ited ▁from ▁pione ering ▁work ▁into ▁tropical ▁dise ases ▁and ▁German ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁discover ies ▁" bec ame ▁a ▁standard ▁ther apy ▁for ▁sleep ing ▁sick ness ▁and ▁rela ps ing ▁fe ver . ▁The ▁German ▁presence ▁( in ▁Africa ) ▁was ▁vital ▁for ▁significant ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁medicine ▁and ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Reb ell ions ▁and ▁gen o cide ▁▁ ▁Ex pos és ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁print ▁media ▁throughout ▁Germany ▁of ▁the ▁Her ero ▁re bell ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁in ▁German ▁South - West ▁Africa ▁( N am ib ia ▁today ) ▁where ▁in ▁military ▁inter vent ions ▁between ▁ 5 0 % ▁to ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Her ero ▁population ▁per ished , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Her ero ▁and ▁N ama qua ▁Gen o cide . ▁The ▁sub du ing ▁of ▁the ▁Maj i ▁Maj i ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁German ▁East ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁was ▁prom in ently