Finland returned a treasure looted from Africa
"It is a royal ceremonial chair that colonial France took from a palace in the Kingdom of Dahomey in the late 19th century. Dahomey was located in what is now Benin in West Africa."
"Representatives of the National Museum of Finland handed over the object to the Benin government today, Tuesday, in Benin's largest city, Cotonou:"
"Objects looted during the colonial era have become a big topic of conversation in recent years, both in Europe and Africa.
European museums still hold hundreds of thousands of objects that colonial powers took from their countries. In Africa, many are demanding their return with increasing force.
In a Yle street poll in Cotonou, young people said that Benin's cultural heritage should be located in Benin.
- White people would not agree to their objects being here with us, compared Denise Nikoue."
https://yle.fi/a/74-20160804
(full article på finska)
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahomey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin