The auction of 40 artefacts taken from the ancient kingdom of Dahomey during a French military campaign in the 19th century, and then kept as part of a private collection for decades in France, was cancelled…
President Macron promised that African artefacts, many seized by colonists, would be returned to their countries of origin. European museums and art dealers opposed that, so nothing has been sent back, and African art is still being stolen to order.