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France returns colonial-era skulls to Madagascar

Gasia Ohanes

France has returned three human skulls dating back to the colonial era to Madagascar. 128 years after they were taken by France and held in a museum, the remains were formally handed over in Paris. One skull is believed to belong to a king who was beheaded by French troops.

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France has returned three human skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to belong to King Toera, executed in 1897 for resisting colonization.

The remains, held in a Paris museum, were formally handed over under a new law enabling faster repatriation.

Malagasy leaders call the return a powerful act of recognition and reconciliation. The skulls will be reburied on the anniversary of the king's death.