Having flung open the doors of the Marina presidential palace in Cotonou since 19 February to allow the country's traditional rulers and the Beninese people to admire 26 royal treasures returned by ...
Benin became famous for its bronzes ... The Iwebo association looked after the Obas' ceremonial clothes and treasures. The Iweguae association looked after his palace. The Obas had more than ...
In 2021, France returned a portion of the artefacts plundered from the former African kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin). The transfer of these treasures back to their homeland was accompanied by ...