if approved by the french senate 26 artifacts will be returned to the republic of binion it's taken a while for french lawmakers to reach this stage 3 years ago president manuel mccall promised a quick return but for a long time nothing happened. so recently a congolese activist snatched from the music a brownlee what he believes he was entitle to take. in my initiated the fight for the dignity for the recovery of our heritage our works of art our looted stolen spoiled works of art which are today locked up in various western museums stopped by security he's now on trial on charges of attempted theft. but also destructive who is the real thief in this story the thief who takes something fraudulently i am the legitimate heir i am the biological administrative and cultural of this heritage you don't see it due to all this it but in one. it's estimated that some a she does said of africa's cultural heritage is currently located in europe taken through conflict or forced bassa this dark chapter is one many would like to forget but demands for it to be addressed are growing louder. this do