Benin receives 26 artefacts originally stolen by France
In November 2018, President Emmanuel Macron announced the landmark decision to return the artworks taken by French troops over a century ago and housed at the Quai Branly museum in Paris.
To house the artifacts, including King Ghezo’s throne from Abomey, which dates from the early 19th century, Benin had to build a museum for these 26 artefacts. To be able to build it, it was announced that the country was taking a loan from the very country returning the artifacts – France.
