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OBBO: Africa’s looted art has exposed our underbelly

A sword that belonged to Omar Saidou Tall, a prominent Muslim spiritual leader in the 1800s, at the new Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, Senegal. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

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There were many stories about a fortnight ago about the French government returning Omar Tall’s sword to Senegalese people.

In a ceremony in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on November 17, French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, handed over the brass and wood sword to Senegal's President Macky Sall.

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