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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rupert Neate

Friday briefing: Why Britain is returning plundered artefacts back to Ghana – sort of

An interpretative panel explains how colonial rule included the Africa collection in the British Museum.
An interpretative panel explains how colonial rule included the Africa collection in the British Museum. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Good morning.

More than 150 years after they were “stolen in violent circumstances” by British soldiers, two top UK museums are returning some of Ghana’s “crown jewels”.

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