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President Emmanuel Macron was presented with a report on Friday that calls for thousands of African artworks in French museums taken without consent during the colonial period be returned.
The French and Beninese Ministers of Culture sign an act of transfer of ownership from France to Benin, allowing 26 colonial-era treasures from the kingdom of Abomey to return to their country after nearly 130 years of absence. IMAGES
British universities in Cambridge and Aberdeen formally hand back artwork looted from Nigeria and Benin during the colonial era. France bids adieu to a trove of treasures taken from the Kingdom of Dahomey. European powers are slowly relinguishing historical art brought from Africa.
An estimated 90% of Africa's cultural heritage is located in countries outside the continent. A new report in France is urging the French government to return African artworks that were looted during colonization. It could increase pressure on museums elsewhere in Europe to follow suit.
Should Western museums return African artefacts, spoils from the colonial era, to their original homes? French President Emmanuel Macron made the bold vow last year, pledging to repatriate African art held in public collections - but the move doesn't come easy. Most museums refuse to give up the treasures, which they say already have a home.
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