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After 150 years, UK returns looted artifacts to Ghana's Asante king
By Kathryn Armstrong and Favour Nunoo
British Broadcasting Corp., London
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The UK has returned dozens of artefacts looted from what is today Ghana -- more than 150 years after they were taken.
Some 32 gold and silver items have been sent on long-term loan to the country by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum.
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They were stolen from the court of the Asante king, known as the Asantehene, during 19th-century conflicts between the British and powerful Asante people.
The objects are expected to be returned to the current king on Friday.
His chief negotiator, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, told the BBC that the objects are currently in "safe hands" in Ghana ahead of them being formally received.
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