Nigeria recovers Benin bronzes returned by Switzerland

Switzerland returned a first batch of looted bronzes to Nigeria, from the Kingdom of Benin.

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These artifacts, stolen during colonization, will be displayed at the Benin City museum.

The move is part of an international effort to restitute African artifacts.

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