here, a london museum says it will return ownership of artefacts that were looted in the 19th century to nigeria. the horniman museum said 72 objects which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. they include 12 brass plaques, known as benin bronzes. joining me now is barnaby phillips, former bbc africa journalist and author of loot: britain and the benin bronzes. barnaby, good to speak to you again. thank you very much for talking to us about this. the saga of the benin bronzes goes back decades. how significant do you think the museum s decision is? i significant do you think the museum s decision is? i think it is significant museum s decision is? i think it is significant it museum s decision is? i think it is significant. it is museum s decision is? i think it is significant. it is a museum s decision is? i think it is significant. it is a large significant. it is a lar
but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. this is quite fascinating, this next story. a london museum says it will return ownership of artefacts that were looted in the 19th century to nigeria. the horniman museum said 72 objects which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin during a british military incursion in 1897 would be handed over to the nigerian government. they include 12 brass plaques, known as benin bronzes.
from the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. they include 12 brass plaques, known as benin bronzes. david olusoga is a historian and professor of public history at manchester university. earlier, i spoke to him and started by asking if he could tell us more about the benin bronzes, and the fact there are still lots more of these out there. they are, they re scattered all over europe. there s many in the united states, but the reason they are scattered is because they were sold by the british government after the raid in 1897, so they have been dispersed to museums and private collections now for well over a century, but these are among the greatest works of art ever produced in africa and they are the nigerian, the country of my birth, national treasures. what are we talking about? what were they used for and how important are they in nigerian history? the thing that we group together as the benin bronzes is a
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