Published 14 days ago

UK loans stolen Asante treasures to Ghana in six-year deal

Summary by Malay Mail

ACCRA, Ghana, Apr 20 ― The United Kingdom has returned on a six-year loan 32 gold and silver treasures looted from the Asante kingdom over 150 years ago back to Ghana, Ghanian negotiators said today. The precious artifacts, comprising 15 items from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), were originally pilfered from the court of the Asante king, during turbulent 19th-century clashes between the British and the influe…

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UK loans stolen Asante treasures to Ghana in six-year deal

14 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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UK Returns Stolen Asante Treasures To Ghana On Six-Year Loan

(CTN News) – According to Ghanaian negotiators, the United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and silver valuables stolen from the Asante Kingdom over 150 years ago in what is now Ghana on a six-year loan. The artifacts, which included 15 from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), were plundered […] The post UK Returns Stolen Asante Treasures to Ghana on Six-Year Loan appeared first on CTN News - Chiang Rai Times.

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