Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzes
Controversy erupted after Nigeria's outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, suddenly declared in March that the artefacts would be returned to a traditional ruler -- and not to the Nigerian state, as Germany had expected.
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In this file picture, an 'Altar group with a queen mother' (from Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, 18th-19th century, from unidentified collectors in Nigeria ca 1897 is displayed as part of an exhibition. AFP
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In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted