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Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France

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Doors of the palace of Abomey Kingdom are displayed during the exhibition of returned looted Benin artefacts on February 18, 2022. PHOTO | PIUS UTOMI EKPEI | AFP

By  AFP

Cotonou,

Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday inaugurated an exhibition of historic treasures returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces.

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