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BERLIN: In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.But five months on, questions are being…

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London’s Horniman Museum and Gardens agreed last week to return a collection of Benin Bronzes that colonial forces looted in 1897 to Nigeria. This is due to the recent pressure on European institutions to repatriate artifacts taken by force…

Germany returned two of the priceless artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria on Friday, after reaching a political agreement that could soon see hundreds more return to the country from which they were looted over 100 years ago.The…

LAGOS: An online archive bringing together information on thousands of Benin Bronze artefacts in museums around the world is expected to go live at the end of next year, one of the organisers said on Friday.The Benin Bronzes, which are…

Written by Catherine HickleyThis article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style.The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC has removed its Benin bronzes from…