In a moment of solemn reckoning, France returned three colonial-era human skulls to Madagascar in late August 2025. This comes 128 years after they were taken following a violent confrontation. Among them is believed to be the skull of King Toera of the Sakalava people, decapitated by French troops in 1897. This restitution, under France’s 2023 law, marks a significant, if belated, step toward repairing colonial-era wrongs. But it’s also a reminder of how many […]