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Restitution of stolen gold royal artefacts to Ghana’s Asante king.

Ghana’s looted Asante gold comes home – what’s the deal?

After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante’s royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene – the ruler of the Asante people – in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this year. Archaeologist and Ghana heritage specialist Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann speaks in this interview to the Asantehene’s technical advisor for […]

By Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann (for The Conversation France)

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