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BBC News By Tim Whewell image copyrightGetty Images A deal that could set a precedent for former colonies all around the world is being thrashed out between Germany and Namibia, to heal the wounds of what s now widely regarded as a genocide by colonial forces. But how do you make up for destroying an entire society? In Namibia, descendants of both victims and colonisers are arguing fiercely about the talks. Along this whole beach, there was a concentration camp, says Laidlaw Peringanda. The barbed wire ran where you see the car park today. The artist and social activist is pointing past a row of open-air cafes and a children s playground on the promenade in Swakopmund, Namibia s main seaside resort, where the cold breakers of the Atlantic crash against the edge of the Namib Desert. ....