
France hands back human remains to Madagascar, 127 years after colonial massacre
[France 24 - Africa] - 26/08/2025
France has formally returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, one of which is believed to belong to a Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops during a massacre in 1897. His skull was then taken back to Paris as a trophy and placed in the archives of the Natural History Museum. (…)
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