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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke and Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum

Sudanese museums seek return of artefacts taken by British colonisers

The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 1898
The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 1898. Photograph: Culture Club/Getty Images

Museum officials in Sudan are hoping for the return of priceless artefacts and body parts taken by British soldiers, colonial administrators and travellers, saying they could help bring peace to the unstable east African country.

The items include valuable armour, weapons and clothing, and the banners of fighters who resisted the British force that invaded and colonised Sudan more than 120 years ago.

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