Sweden returns 39 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 129 years after British forces looted them
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Sweden has returned 39 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 129 years after British forces looted thousands of cultural artefacts from the Benin Kingdom during the 1897 invasion. The artefacts were formally handed over to Nigeria at a ceremony in Lagos on Thursday, November 12, by representatives of Sweden’s National Museums of World Culture. They will […]
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- November 13, 2026
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- Frank Olamide
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