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Benin feels 'heard' after France votes to return artefacts

Artefacts looted from Benin by Europeans in the 19th century are slowly returning to the west African nation. [AFP]

A vote by French lawmakers to return 26 prized artefacts looted in Benin in the 19th century is a "big victory", Alain Godonou, the West African country's director of museums, said on Wednesday.

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