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The promise (Radio version)

Righting an historic wrong: A granddaughter’s journey to fulfil her grandfather’s wish - to return the sacred Ngonsso statue to her people.

Righting an historic wrong: How a quest to reclaim a sacred statue taken from the Nso community 120 years earlier led Vernyuy on an emotional journey to reconnect with her Cameroonian roots – and resolve a crisis of identity.

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