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| Portraits of Kings Glele, Ghezo and Behanzin photo courtesy, BBC.com |
The French Government returned 26 of the Dahomey Treasures looted from the Abomey palace by the black French General Alfred Dodds in 1892. These treasures include the three sculpted figures of King Ghezo, King Glele and King Behanzin, as well as the superbly carved throne of King Ghezo, and had been displayed at the Musee Quai-Branly, Paris, the museum holding most of France's African imperial loots.
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| King Ghezo's Throne |
Yesterday, I have two interviews on the return of these treasures, first on radio with Matt Galloway of CBC News, and second, on TRT World.
Here is the link to the CBC interview:
And here is the link to the TRT interview:
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