France Returns Some Benin Art to Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that France will return 26 artworks taken from the west African state of Benin in the colonial era. The 26 thrones and statues were taken in 1892 during a colonial war against the then Kingdom of Dahomey. They are currently on display in the Quai Branly museum in Paris. Benin officially asked for their return some years ago (BBC: 'Benin artworks: France to return thrones and statues', 23rd Nov 2018).
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