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French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon to the Elysee Palace for a working lunch. The discussion was to focus on "a follow-up to the visit to Benin last July, notably support for professional training, the strengthening of economic ties, cultural cooperation projects and support for the Beninese armed forces in terms of equipment". IMAGES
The French president Emmanuel Macron attends a roundtable meeting with his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon on the second day of his African tour, in Conotou, Benin's capital. IMAGES
Patrice Talon welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the Marina Palace in Cotonou. The two men will have a tête-à-tête and then visit the cultural works recently returned by France, having been stolen by the colonial regime. IMAGES
After Cameroon, Emmanuel Macron arrives in Cotonou, Benin to meet his Beninese counterpart, Patrice Talon. The meeting will continue with a visit to an exhibition on Beninese art through the ages. A highly symbolic exhibition after the restitution of bronzes to Benin dating from the 16th to 18th centuries that were stolen by various colonial powers. Emmanuel Macron will end his first African tour since his re-election in Guinea-Bissau. Several French left-wing MPs have also alerted Emmanuel Macron to the "authoritarian excesses" in Benin and the "alarming" situation of political prisoners. IMAGES
Trucks transport nearly 30 royal treasures looted from Benin during France's colonial rule more than 130 years ago. Benin's President Patrice Talon and the country's culture minister travelled on Tuesday to Paris to bring home the 26 artefacts, part of France's President Emmanuel Macron's bid to restore African heritage. IMAGES
A cargo plane carrying nearly 30 royal treasures looted from Benin during French colonial rule more than 130 years ago lands at Cotonou airport, the economic capital of the West African state. IMAGES
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