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King Philippe has handed over to the Democratic Republic of Congo the first of some 84,000 artefacts looted during the colonial era that Belgium has agreed to return.
It is a mask, called Kakungu that was previously exhibited at Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are on a visit to DR Congo at the invitation of President Félix Tshisekedi.
Belgium’s colonial record in DR Congo was one of the most brutal in Africa.
The newly returned mask was used during healing ceremonies by the Suku community, from the south-west of the country. END