Germany and Nigeria agree on ownership transfer of Benin Bronzes

At the Élysée, France and Benin finalized the transfer of ownership of 26 royal objects looted by French forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1892. The transfer followed years of Beninese demands and...

The deed included NZ$165 million financial and commercial redress, return of 36 culturally significant sites, a greater role for Maniapoto in natural resource management, and a gift-and-gift-back...

The 26 treasures of Abomey arrived in Benin after the formal transfer of ownership three days earlier. The objects include royal works taken during the French conquest of Dahomey in 1892. Physical...

The Moriori Claims Settlement Act received Royal assent, placing the Crown's historical account, acknowledgements and apology in law and providing for cultural properties, official names, customary...

Belgian authorities returned a tooth identified as belonging to Congolese independence leader Patrice Emery Lumumba to his family in a state ceremony. Lumumba was assassinated in 1961 with Belgian...

At Maskwacis, Pope Francis apologized to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools and for cooperation in projects of cultural destruction and...

Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little delivered the Crown apology in person at Te Upoko o te Whenua Marae in Tarata, after COVID-19 restrictions kept many iwi members from attending the...

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized on behalf of the Dutch government for the state’s historical role in slavery and its continuing effects. The government announced a €200 million fund for...

At a handover ceremony in Abuja, Germany transferred 22 Benin objects to Nigeria, the first physical return under the 2022 joint declaration. The objects had been looted by British forces in 1897...

The Church Commissioners announced a ten-year funding commitment after historical research traced institutional wealth to investments linked to transatlantic chattel slavery. The Church said the...