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Nigeria: After 125 Years, Germany Commences Return of Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Premium Times, 20 December 2022
"We are here to return the Benin Bronzes to where they belong- to the people of Nigeria. We are here to right a wrong," Germany's Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Looted Artefacts - Germany Returns 22 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Vanguard, 21 December 2022
The Federal Republic of Germany yesterday at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Abuja, handed 22 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government. The artefacts, which had stayed outside… Read more »
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Nigeria: Benin Bronzes - Germany Returns 20 Looted Artefacts to Nigeria
Leadership, 21 December 2022
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has handed 20 artefacts looted in the 19th Century back to the Federal Government of Nigeria at a ceremony in the capital, Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria: German City of Cologne Hands Over Stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
DW, 15 December 2022
Another major German city has begun giving back artwork stolen by British colonialists in the 19th century. Germany holds more than 1,000 pieces of the Benin Bronzes. Read more »
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Nigeria: Germany to Return Hundreds of Nigeria's Looted Benin Bronzes
DW, 26 August 2022
Over 500 pieces will be returned under the deal. The artifacts were looted by British soldiers in the 1800s and sold all over Europe. Read more »
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Nigeria: Benin Monarch Warns Against Divertion of Benin Artefacts
Leadership, 25 August 2022
The Oba of Benin His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, Ogidigan, Thursday, warned against attempts by anyone or a group of persons to divert Benin artefacts, warning that Edo people… Read more »
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Nigeria: Artefacts - Oba of Benin's Representatives, Others to Attend Berlin Humboldt Forum Arts Exhibition
This Day, 25 August 2022
The Humboldt Forum, a museum of art and culture would play host to arts collectors, enthusiasts, and researchers across the globe at the second opening of Humboldt forum in Berlin,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerians Praise London Museum's Decision to Return Precious Artifacts
VOA, 9 August 2022
The 72 artifacts that the Horniman museum agreed to return include 12 of the famous Benin Bronzes - symbolic of the ancient Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
DW, 7 August 2022
A museum in Britain agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Signs Agreement With Germany for Repatriation of 1,130 Benin Bronzes
This Day, 12 July 2022
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday said that Nigeria had signed an agreement for the repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes from Berlin in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Hails Germany Over Joint Declaration On Return of Benin Bronzes'
Leadership, 2 July 2022
Nigeria and Germany yesterday in Berlin signed a historic joint declaration that will pave the way for the return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, 125 years after they were… Read more »
Germany Returns Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
At least 20 artefacts that were looted from the former west African kingdom of Benin 125 years ago have been handed over by Germany to Nigeria.
The Benin Bronzes are part of the total of 1,130 bronzes held in Germany which the European country promised to return.
The handovers are the clearest sign yet of growing momentum toward the return of artefacts stolen from Africa by Europeans during the colonial period. In 2021, Germany agreed to start returning the Benin bronzes held in its museums.
90% of Africa's cultural heritage currently lies outside the continent. Pressure has mounted on former colonial powers to return all artwork to their places of origin.
Nigeria is building a museum in Benin City, to house the returned artefacts.
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