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Check out some of Africa’s most prized artifacts that were stolen by colonisers but now returned

The Ato ceremony of the Kingdom of Dahomey, circa 1934, is pictured, on June 18, 2018 at the Quai Branly Museum-Jacques Chirac in Paris. Pic Credit: GERARD JULIEN / AFP

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.

King Ghezo’s throne from Abomey, which dates from the early 19th century. Pic Credit: Gerard Julien/AP — Getty Images

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