- Two of the renowned artifacts were given back to Nigeria on Friday, and Germany intends to give the African country ownership of some 1,100 more.
- Around 1,000 pieces have been identified for return from Germany, though the number will depend on their condition for transport back to Nigeria.
- More than 900 of these artefacts are housed in the British Museum, which has come under increasing pressure to return them in the wake of last year's Black...Bulunamadı: good
- ...Alhaji Mohammed said there should be ”absolutely no conditions attached” to the return of the artefacts, which he described as an idea whose time has come.Bulunamadı: good
- In a sign of a potentially major shift, France has reaffirmed its commitment to returning 26 Beninese artifacts.
- In October, Germany and Nigeria signed an agreement setting out a timetable for the return of around 1,100 Benin artefacts from German museums...
- News. ... Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama said the nation felt “deep gratitude” to Germany for returning the artefacts.
- He said Nigeria had reached an advanced stage of discussions with Germany to return thousands of different pieces of Benin bronzes back to the country.