Germany to return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria: A new era for stolen artifacts? | DW News

[@samihade2853]

England:*nervous sweating*

[@bearsagainstevil]

These are voodoo vodums metal ones used in human sacrifice. And they should never be returned because it's likely they will be used again for bloody human sacrifice.

[@hedgehog_fox]

@@bearsagainstevil nice trolling bro.

[@bearsagainstevil]

@@hedgehog_fox search on youtube benin witchcraft people make videos about witchcraft in benin now people will be tortured in front of them to the sound of tom tom drums

[@jameshowlett3758]

The British museums will be empty if this happens there😂

[@myspace1876]

@@DaT-observer you fool. They are looted.

[@MH-nq7wy]

@@myspace1876Here we go again, till now some of wicked think like their encestors imperialist. Who called those Europayers to become African managers? I hate this vocabularies ''Colonial, Apartheid '' Make me sick.

[@myspace1876]

@@MH-nq7wy 😂😂 ok brain-dead

[@myspace1876]

@@georgepeterjoubert7482 true. I'm from India and I know the reality.

[@BKKNOW1]

@@myspace1876 did you know about your government, no different than the British.

[@DoctorGravity642]

British Museum has left the chat.

[@teresaamanfu7408]

😃😀

[@arnodobler1096]

-🤣🤣 😭

[@badboytizs7139]

😁😁😁😁😁

[@mccesar8823]

So what.this countries didnt even have a name or anything pre slavery.

[@mike.B.1]

If Britain does the same probably 50% of the British museum will be empty

[@kingslilum7249]

LOL

[@Vordigon1]

Only 50?

[@dantesinferno5075]

They can make copies for their own galleries, GIVE em back! They're stolen property!

[@Ze_Ninguem01]

@Zacsz Z "Stealing"...smh If a comment as infantile and as miopic as yours has so many likes, I'm afraid of what the future holds.

[@user-qh1jp1sb7m]

@@Ze_Ninguem01 oof if you measure humanity's future on a yt comment with 13 likes then you're the one humanity should be worried about 🤣

[@mikhaelagacud4256]

Britain should do the same

[@marco21274]

@@karankapoor2701 Don't screw the plan. After two time trying to conquer the world they changed their plan to get conquered and change the host from within being efficient, on time and atheistic. 😉

[@oneel3859]

Starting with the crown jewels.

[@amissurani6869]

@@karankapoor2701 but inDia will DistroyeD if done nothing

[@FuriousImp]

@@karankapoor2701 ...

[@Obi_boy]

Don't trust these African countries to look after these artifacts

[@hooleylove9336]

Just found out my family from Benin 🇧🇯 I can’t wait to visit my ancestors home,,it’s been calling me❤️

[@erhunmwunseeghosa5473]

Is not the same

[@ohivonmenisunuoya]

Wrong flag

[@aframaco9491]

The Benin 🇧🇯 Republic used to be called Dahomey! Though Dahomey is a neighbouring country to Nigeria, it was never a part of the Benin kingdom or empire! It was out of respect to the history of the Benin empire that Dahomey took on the name in 1975!

[@labbdogg2929]

Good to see Germany following in the footsteps of Ireland, I hope the United-kingdom will stand up for the so-called values and ethics it fervently projects to the world

[@Steveuploads]

What ? and get it all looted and melted down by 3rd world corrupt leaders.

[@peabase]

You're alluding to the Elgin marbles?

[@bearsagainstevil]

These were voodoo fetishes and should be destroyed, if they are returned it will be seen as a victory for juju and the occult . When they were taken they were surrounded by crucified people and skulls read the original accounts before it's too late . These are metal vodums

[@teresaamanfu7408]

@@bearsagainstevil so what if it’s voodoo? Do you think it’s any worse than the imported religions?

[@bearsagainstevil]

@@teresaamanfu7408 yes do you have human sacrifice in imported religions

[@ChaoshanCooking]

wow that's a good start. Respect for Germany🇩🇪

[@sahpraphaphorn6240]

Ja.Lecker.

[@cemorrisart1]

No, what would have been a good start is if they gave them monetary restitution since 1897 to the present along with the artifacts. Please.

[@humbuccaneer84]

No respect. Africa is slowly rising in its power. Ghana keeping cocoa from switserland. To process on their own. This effects the money flow for europe. This is a soft Kiss and a hug that came way too late. This is politics. Not a kind guesture

[@sahpraphaphorn6240]

@@humbuccaneer84 Stop moaning dude.Its a good start.

[@Lord-Krotch]

Germany is making a mistake. I'm a Nigerian by birth, and trust me, those treasures will be looted by miscreants in no time if they realize its worth.

[@Aircome417]

Everything is going down to Benin City because that’s bini properties we will use it to teach the young one’s our history

[@m00nch11d]

when will UK and France return the thousands of stolen artefacts to their owners with the compensations?

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

the turks should give the sword and stephen the great alongside half of the national GDP income for 50 years straight as war reparations.

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

@Kate Johnson i don't know but Germany in my opinion should pay at bare minimum 50 trillion Dollars to Poland and give the corporations they own to the polish for free.

[@thekraken1173]

@kkkzz We will return it if USA, Germany and Britain return our Artifacts.

[@thekraken1173]

@kkkzz Its our land.

[@thekraken1173]

@@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39 What war reperation? All ottoman debt are paid.

[@sianstpaul1349]

If in this way, nothing would be left in British Museum and Lovre.

[@azmadu]

Good, that would be fantastic.

[@jamesbrausch9806]

And?

[@avaparker9603]

GOOD

[@walewax8806]

God bless Germany, they always know how to be a true European leader. Hopefully Britain and France and other European countries will learn from this example.

[@humbuccaneer84]

Oh they will. This is politics. Not a kind guesture. Africa is rising. Embargo treaties denied. To produce on it's own for a better profit. Just as Ghana won't deliver cocoa to switserland. This effects the money flow so now they give in to a simple request. That is decades old.

[@viktorg6823]

@@humbuccaneer84 Dude, stop copy-pasting this nonsense under every single comment in here. You sound like you're off your medication.

[@garanceahran7953]

LMFAO

[@lawrencebolt3540]

This is all about China's rise and a need by Europe to now placate Africa otherwise loose its biggest and most lucrative investment.

[@shalomkind4575]

Germany is very sensitive to reconciliation n are always ready for it 🤩😘

[@hardeeprajput6564]

Britain: We already left EU.

[@loongsiu4766]

😂

[@humbuccaneer84]

Still embargo treaties will affect all countries that relie on the raw product of african countries. Sooner or later. Money and politics

[@unlockwithjsr]

I swear they will say that, lol

[@bearsagainstevil]

These are voodoo fetishes used in human sacrifice. Read the account of burton Of Benin and of the men that captured them . They were surrounded by skulls crucified people and smeared blood . And if returned will end up in the hands of witches . This is a terrible mistake

[@Farhan917]

@@bearsagainstevil Bunch of thieves trying to explain why they should keep artifacts that doesn't belong to them 😓

[@danielgerber8452]

This makes me somewhat proud as a German.

[@NOBODY-j7z]

That's good 👍

[@abenahanson9235]

Proud of a European country with the most racist history?

[@danieloktovian9523]

British, Spanish, Portuguese, Netherlands : *Heavy Sweating

[@yewhocktan5112]

It is very good that German decendents have reconcile their past deeds, and make restitiutions. It is very upright that great societies recognise their past mistakes and lead her people into the right path of humanity. Those who tried to hide their wrong doings does not make the world a better place. Small countries look up to the strong, and wise to lead the way forward. Thank you Germany!

[@abenahanson9235]

The inhumane acts of Germany in Namibia can never be reconciled. The German soldiers committed crimes against humanity there. The European country with one of the most racist history.

[@isaiah7640]

Historical artefacts are so important to the future of countries. The knowledge of these artefacts can act as a foundation for new ideas to be based off.

[@isaiah7640]

@@tomasinacovell4293 that’s not true, they couldhv just been spread out throughout africa

[@mccesar8823]

What are you talking about. This is no culture its not even ancient.its just some backwards things newly made after arabs showing them.pre slavery there was nothing

[@smartbaba1321]

Britishers should learn from them.

[@jensboettiger5286]

the way wax casting actually works is you carve from wax, then build a clay cast around it, melt the wax out, cast bronze in the clay, and then shatter the clay off the bronze. He missed most of that in his explanation. Europe used the same process for bells

[@humbuccaneer84]

Their are numerous tutorials on the lost wax method. Here on youtube. This is not their speciality to educate. Just a filler to make this news sound better than it really is.

[@lusolanga8423]

True but that wasn't the focus for the interview.

[@luisandrade4166]

That part of the interview left me puzzled. Thanks for clarifying.

[@mdaniel5384]

Not just for bells. In Europe complex bronze sculptures were cast beginning with antiquity. Most of them were melted later, but some survived like the "Horses of Saint Mark", the "equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius" and several others. One of the seven Wonders of the World was a gigantic bronze sculpture known as the Collosus of Rhodes, that collapsed during an earthquake and the bronze pieces were melted in the early Middle Ages by the Arabs. Lysippos was one of the great masters on antiquity, who created about 1500 bronze masterpieces with none surviving to this day. During Renaissance, the Italians resumed producing high quality work of art in bronze, some nice examples are the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni by Verrocchio, or Perseus by Cellini. The Benin bronzes, are chlid's play compared to those. In Islam, Judaism, Protestantism, Eastern Christianity and early Catholicism, sculpture of humans or animals was (is) forbidden because of one of the commandments. Not knowing that, people imagine that simple small bronze castings like the Benin of Ife ones are some extraordinary achievements.

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

@@mdaniel5384 exactly

[@abhishekmhatre1554]

Germany continues to be the best country in Europe 👍

[@cynthiagelmirez3738]

Such a compliment to African art - but it has to be done in a respectful manner. I had no idea that Germany was in such admiration. OMG - this is really fascinating. How difficult and emotional this must be for Germany. Nigeria and Germany will now establish their connection for love of art! This is so exciting for Nigeria and Africa. Hats off to Germany for acknowledging their responsibility and accountability because the German people have suffered in life just as Africans and other cultures have. We all have been through so much as a human race - but at the same time we are able to see kindness and beauty in the world. Some of us have been used and abused, some of us have been tortured and murdered.. As a human race, we are still learning about what it is to be human.

[@nigerdeltamirrortv9311]

Some ignorant commentors are saying these artworks are voodoo related and shouldn't be returned. ...ignore such claims bcos these priceless, magnificent artefacts have nothing to do with voodoo. They were made by the creators to record important events at that time since there were no cameras. You can call them the photographers/media of their time who recorded events/history eg wars, birthdays of the King, Queen Mother, festivals, arrival of foreign visitors eg some of the works depict the visits of Portuguese traders/explorers to the kingdom over 600 years ago and much more. They were recorders of history. Another thing the bronze casters back then only worked for the palace or very senior Chiefs. Ordinary people could not have access to these bronze pieces so it was kind of an exclusive thing. I'm from that part of Nigeria so know a bit of the history. There's a big museum in Benin City, Edo State that has plenty of these artworks, have visited it a couple of times as a student in Benin and they are well taken care of and safe so those saying these artworks won't be safe if returned are lying. They should be returned home where they belong- in Africa!

[@aisharowe8692]

Of course they're voodoo things

[@marymercer2596]

THIS SHOULD BE THE STANDARD WORLDWIDE! 🌎♥️

[@FuriousImp]

Wholeheartedly concur.

[@MrLoobu]

So most of museums artifacts need to be moved, and many would be lost in transit and in countries that cant maintain them.

[@FuriousImp]

@@MrLoobu Sadly, that might be the case, but that's not our decision to make. It doesn't belong to us.

[@MrLoobu]

@@FuriousImp Agreed ;).

[@FuriousImp]

@@MrLoobu Good talk, thanks :)

[@Rudenbehr]

IMMENSE RESPECT TO GERMANY! THANK YOU GERMANS!🇩🇪

[@saltymcsaltface]

They'll probably melt it down and sell it for drug money

[@Rudenbehr]

@@saltymcsaltface We’ll see what happens. I’m going to hope Nigerians take care of their ancestor’s heirlooms.

[@tuts351]

@@saltymcsaltface such a racist thing to say

[@smtrelaxing7734]

Really good news. Thanks for Germany for returning those things.

[@bearsagainstevil]

good news for witch doctors bad news for their victims

[@abenahanson9235]

Germany is not being benevolent to Nigeria. These artifacts were STOLEN so its just common sense to return them.

[@omobanedo9602]

I wonder how this Senegalese professor is able to relate the very, actual cause of the Benin towards their artifacts stolen. He did a marvelous narration explaining the entire sociological/psychological impact from the stolen arts and the Benin. Thanks professor!

[@patrickpedro6458]

He is Africa, he knows how Africa were rob.

[@omobanedo9602]

@@patrickpedro6458 Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! I am Benin/Edo, you know. I was amazed!

[@aframaco9491]

You don’t call a man a professor for nothing! Besides the sophistication of the bronze carvings from Nigeria determines serious research!!

[@yogaji1247]

Hope uk follows the same! And not to justify their retention shamelessly.

[@unaffiliatedwealth1798]

Now Nigeria must get on the ball and get ready to receive these cultural heirlooms and PROTECT them.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

Now eyes are going to be going towards here in Britain. Been to the British Museum a number of times

[@Dorgpoop]

We are the main culprits definitely

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@@Dorgpoop I can't disagree with you...

[@Greenpoloboy3]

@Ankit Tiwari 😢

[@cherylk.2474]

Bravo Germany! I believe all countries should return artifacts to their places of origin. The artifacts would be a valuable for these countries to develop tourism.

[@bernardosa6690]

God bless Africa and West Africa It's important to build museum for this artefacts

[@stevenoviedo541]

Many people saying they will be sell to private collectors. I prefer them being lost than in the hands of the british who use them to enrich their own culture.

[@gurhanweyrah3930]

It is a good start... Thank you Germany 🇩🇪

[@FuriousImp]

👍

[@Wezon5738]

I applaud the Germans, however, I am baffled that we are even having this conversation. The art pieces were stolen and that is established why are the brits hiding behind some shameful laws to retain looted goods? How we (Africans) are going to care about our stolen objects is no one’s business. Africans do not tell the Europeans how to care about their art pieces. Just return the looted objects, we do not need a stamp of approval from the Europeans to know the cultural value of our arts….Just do the honorable thing, stop lecturing us and return the looted goods

[@OblateSpheroid]

Nordic countries have been melting down Viking artifacts.

[@Wezon5738]

Congratulations to Germany…. It shows moral standing. 👍🏿👍🏿

[@Wezon5738]

@Knight The British expedition looted Nigeria….no apology for colonialism but the Germans are returning the looted items that came into their possession. The British have not yet started that moral debate…..in this case I applauded the German’s stance for recognizing that our cultural heritage belongs to us and does not belong to their museums……Emotions will not help the return of our artifacts but cold facts will do

[@eastafrika728]

This behavior by Europeans proves that we are not the same species. No species would steal personal artifacts from itself, Afrikans never stole artifacts from other Afrikans.

[@wancoet]

The Netherlands has started to repatriate few artifacts to Indonesia in 2019, such as the Dipanegara Kris Dagger. Concerning the ownership, the Dipanegara descendants gave the Kris to the Indonesian National Museum, so the nations who owned it not individuals.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

Britain need to return what they stole. Then... *"The Kingdom of Great Britain"* needs to formally rename itself: *"Very Very Sorry Land"*

[@peabase]

You're getting ahead of yourself. For the time being, it's still United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

@@peabase ummm no... Britain is a "kingdom" ruled by a monarchy... Northern Ireland is part of the *"union"* between the *"kingdom of great Britain"* and Northern Ireland... ie. UK. So no... Not "ahead of myself"... You are confused by the language.

[@peabase]

@@Anon-xd3cf No silly, the official name still is United Kingdom of Great Britain _and_ Northern Ireland. NI hasn't joined the Republic of Ireland... yet.

[@alhassangangu4357]

@@peabase Great Britain or great looters!!

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

2:37 Good thing that Nigeria is part of this globe. So, they'll be right at home in Nigeria.

[@AdityaPrasad007]

Woah... India might get its stuff back from Britain too one day. Atleast an opportunity to purchase when India is rich enough.

[@AdityaPrasad007]

@Rik rik It is already illegal to discriminate based on caste so I am sure the govt would be happy to stipulate towards that. I think castism is dying at least in the southern states. It would be horrible if they ended up in some private collectors' hands so I agree with that other stipulation too. I personally think most of it is now part of Britain and India's shared history so these pieces should spend some time in British museums too. Eventually, I dream of a world govt coordinating art pieces to move to museums around the world. We need to do a lot more before most Indians voluntarily enter museums.

[@Obi_boy]

Free Tibet, Free Hong Kong , Free Inner Mongolia, Free Xinjiang, Free Macu, free Myanmar and protect Taiwan

[@Obi_boy]

@The Professional you're confused... wumaos work for the Chinese government

[@wallyyllaw1063]

Free Assange. Snowden.

[@wallyyllaw1063]

Return the loot.

[@wallyyllaw1063]

Thief.

[@catherinemulenga5577]

These artifacts carry a rich story of Africa. It tells the story about Africa and how they way of life was during many centuries ago. Artifacts have economic value because of the stories they carry in them, and this can be actualized through tourism. If these things are returned to their places of origin, the State should take responsibility of these artifacts and secure them.. they can generate good economic value through Tourism.. plz let Africa tell her stories through her God given treasures.

[@elaineburnett5230]

Wow that is so respectful!

[@humbuccaneer84]

Politics. Hun.... africa is on the rise. Keeping raw product from europe wich affects the money flow. So now their giving in to a request that is older than i have been alive....

[@bearsagainstevil]

They are voodoo vodums used in human sacrifice look up what they found when they were captured. This is a victory for witchcraft and voodoo or juju

[@mikeybarboza3086]

African civilizations that were looted of artifacts are very important to the history and story of these cultures. For the most part these African civilizations didn't have written languages so art and artifacts was how they told the history of their culture.

[@alfredalfred7341]

This is not Nigeria issue, is matter of great Benin kingdom, although is a part of Nigeria, it should be returned to Benin people

[@muskaanc8367]

the next will be Queen Elizabeth, who will return the looted diamonds from the Mughals. I hope she will get the message.

[@pinnaryokubo3563]

Don't worry I will collect the ones on his neck rubbish people

[@bang8534]

It was only a matter of time. As africa regains her power, more of this kind of thing will happen. Every thing, whether in private or public hands, must be returned. They must also pay rent and damages (reparations) for the time they've had them as well as apologize...

[@sujeetgaikwad7089]

Wow.. respect for Germans...when brits will learn..!!!

[@tautiksinharoy5650]

Hope one day Brits will give back kohinoor diamond to India

[@erichhartmann6926]

The UK is the rightful owner of it.

[@erichhartmann6926]

@Bellend Icon it was a mistake to let India free. The Britts should have nuke every major indian city with a population more than a million for disobedience.

[@frederik3326]

It's about time western societies work up there past and give back opportunities to the countries they used to build there wealth

[@Janoip]

lolz

[@fatimahamid2772]

How about the Egyptian and Iraqi Antiquities. If every country took these looted artifacts then the Erupian and noth American Museumes will close. The Indian government were asking all the Golden. Diamond and Artifacts in the Museum of Great Britain should sent back to india.

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Nigeria will sell them and a few rich people in Nigeria will get richer...

[@guardianoffire8814]

That their stuff so if that's what they'll do so be it.

[@nationmediatv1347]

Beni's we need this all our artifacts to be return to Benin city Nigeria, we Beni's respect Germany today, we beg British, Spanish, France, Portuguese and nt America to do so, once again we respect Germany.

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

the nigerian authorities have to guard them well or else they will be either stolen by thieves or destroyed by the likes of Boko Haram.

[@ASK-hy3vn]

I won't be surprised if duplicates are returned instead of the original.

[@RDLFsama]

Are you aware of the current price of Bronze? Besides the time and money it would take to make replicates exactly the same as the originals? If they decided to return, as they should, it doesn't make financial sense to return duplicates lmao

[@frederik3326]

Why should they ? Everybody would notice there are two

[@jamesbrausch9806]

Excellent! All European (and the other rich and industrialized) countries that stole art treasures from abroad, regardless of where from, need to follow suit.

[@mdaniel5384]

I am sure the Germans bought them. They don't think they are worth the noise, so they get rid of them.

[@mdaniel5384]

@kkklau k It doesn't work like that. There are a lot of Ottoman swords in Romanian museums, way more than Moldovan or Wallachian swords in Turkey.

[@richardosasosasere8704]

Yes we need all back to Benin Kingdom Nigeria 🇳🇬 God bless Germany

[@taiduong3575]

France should return all Vietnam national treasures been taken to France illegal during France colonial

[@TheKkpop1]

Respect is earned, not by coercion Germany is doing the right thing.

[@11220nan]

Return my jewels, return my land, return my people. Do you want to return to where your ancestors have lived?

[@jeanpaulgartier3404]

I would give all of my belongings (I admit I don't own many things or money) for a white ethnostate.

[@Marina-hn4pb]

It`s about time that Germany repatriate those art pieces! But I found this report very ambiguous because shows (ina strategic way) citizens confronting this repatriation! But the thing is that people in afrika never had the opportunity to learn, research and like those art pieces. It`s about a robbery that prevented people to know and like their history. That`s why those people don`t see the meaning or even don`t rely to the importance of having their own artifacts repatriated! European people took advantage of those art pieces and made their children star like arts, culture, history, geography, and so on.. So it`s most important that people in Afrika receive their art work back!

[@lourencololo2]

Yes Irie

[@leifharmsen]

If my mum bought an almost certainly stolen Benin bronze at a shop in England in the 1950s and I have it now, how would I return it?

[@franceleeparis37]

Yep... half of these will disappear into private collections and nobody will know anything about it.... at least Germany kept them safe for over a hundred years...

[@lukei6255]

You think there are no private collections made of stolen artwork in germany? You will be surprised what the Germans are hiding.

[@tiny2king357]

This is really great news.

[@HarleyShauz]

Madam if it wasn't meaningful we wouldn't have had it in the first place. In short Benin has been stripped of her glory since the loot. Even as far has it's name and fame. People mistake the Great Benin Empire for Benir of Republic. now, how is that for a fall? Oba gha to kpere. Ise!

[@manikkalore1630]

Queen Elizabeth : (sweating)check up on my kohinoor again please ..

[@raghul0078]

@@BKKNOW1 nope, you can't get world's largest diamond on eBay!

[@budg7525]

@@BKKNOW1 You'll get it next day if you've got Amazon Prime!!!

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

well that will not apply to diamonds which are materials rather african artworks, so the Kohinoor technically does not belong to any human regardless from what country it is actually but to the Earth/nature itself so technically it should be put back where it was extracted and give it back to Earth not to any human population regardless of from where they come from.

[@boonseow8338]

Germany is the best country in Europe. Unlike other European nations, especially UK and France, looted China and Egypt but never recognize their wrong doing and never return the artifacts.

[@juscelinefernandes3674]

From what I know in 1950 they gave some back to Nigeria and they ended up in the hands of a private collector who then donated to a museum. How? Our governments don't care about these things and would sell in in a blink of an eye!

[@jgcaba3173]

It made no sense for Europe to even own Africa’s cultural treasures

[@fanbai5543]

Hey UK, its your turn!

[@FuriousImp]

I wonder not if there will be racists and xenophobes bold enough to spin this in a way to paint the EU in a bad light - the only question that remains for me is: How will they try to spin this? As a white man I'm overjoyed to see this happening, imagine the locals!

[@Greenpoloboy3]

How comes nations are beginning to return artifacts suddenly?

[@k.k.8394]

Because there is a new generation of young people in Germany that has started to ask 'inconvenient' questions about the meaningful decolonization of institutional structures, instead of just paying lip service and engage in 'woke' culture wars. It's a long process though, and I don't think the majority of people in Germany even understand what's going on. I can already see the conservative backlash. Even returning looted cultural and spiritual artifacts to their rightful owners will be framed as 'capitulating', blabla 'caliphate' bla bla. The usual talking points you'd expect.

[@oneel3859]

@Christopher Jacobs African NEVER needed them, my people just don't realize it. If Africa shuts it borderlands and trades along itself then most of the world staves

[@meneither3834]

This has been going on for a while now. Mostly spearheaded by Germany and France.

[@FuriousImp]

@Christopher Jacobs There we go. Just a few minutes ago I predicted there will be some racists/xenophobes or other bigoted minded people out there that would spin this into a negative thing about the EU. I just didn't know how yet. Incredible

[@meneither3834]

@@oneel3859 Africa is a net food importer while Europe and the Americas are net food exporters.

[@pedroargentina753]

British and French museums have much more than 80% they should be the first to return ,

[@s.ssn30p]

U fuccin telling me we can't give birth to a panda bear with out China immediately getting it but Africa has to go through this

[@Organic.Mechanic]

Wow didn't realise Germans had them. I thought only Brits had stolen artefacts.

[@ToneyCrimson]

It said in the video that the brits sold it to the US and Europe. Probably how germans got them, so they didnt steal it.

[@lordaskiamohanmend6335]

Please take it back youth need money not bronze . Give the oil back to the people

[@mayefulvazmanzur2899]

I hope the Nefertiti head sculpture will be returned to Egypt someday.

[@alexm566]

hope not. remember in 2011 the Egyptian museum was attacked. Let alone what ISIS did in Syria and Iraq....

[@mayefulvazmanzur2899]

@@alexm566 That’s a big risk.

[@jeanpaulgartier3404]

I wish for the Africans to return all western technological artifacts and archives, such as cars for example and clothes...

[@christineyoung8345]

Cultural heritage should displayed in in its country of origin. But in Lagos they won't be viewed by the millions of tourists who visit Germany, and has a less chance to show the world the great Benin kingdom and debunk people's racism.

[@mdaniel5384]

You know that rich people in east Asia bought European art, right? Most of non European artefacts in Europe were bought. In the past, only western Europeans appreciated the value of such objects and it wasn't complicated or illegal to gather large collections a long as you had the money and passion.

[@myspace1876]

Imagine UK do the same 😂

[@bojanapavlovic294]

my god, that was like my first thought🤣🤣🤣

[@cravingtuna1561]

That's as far as they will ever go. Imagination

[@dograkhalsa1098]

Oiii Lizzy.......Mind sendin ours back!?

[@sidakong9467]

When you see your art history 101 on news

[@dianaahuche880]

Shocking that they even did that. A great start to begin fixing the problem of the world.

[@bobcatthekittykat1075]

These Africans are smart...the Cameronian lady said to the Germans they cannot just fling it and run, there must be a 'process' like there was in other places.

[@ighodarosandra3621]

Amen, is a really a great new

[@nicholasc.5944]

This is good, very good, a step towards a better world

[@darkmatter5424]

Great, they should strip the British Museum as well. Majority of the artifacts there were stolen/plundered.

[@esthermimi4579]

We need it back

[@LG-bd2qf]

Stolen art must be returned. Now it is UKs and Russias turn.

[@tautiksinharoy5650]

British museum will be empty if UK follows Germany

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

nope it will not be empty but like i said it will have artifacts of european origins, besides the russians should give the Romanian treasures back to romania.

[@thatangrywickedtardigrade.39]

@Bellend Icon not exactly but in general european artifacts will be all related to warfare as Europe's history is born in warfare.

[@hoplam9717]

Germany 🇩🇪 is greatest, known that was a past mistake and return items belong to countries.

[@avaparker9603]

It's not quite the return of land or economic resources, but it's a start. And now, Britain...

[@andycumberbatch4140]

What moral or ethical authority does Europe, particularly Britain has to not hand over stolen property. That means that Nigerians need to go to European countries to see their history. Security of the pieces in Nigeria isn't the issues, being unwilling to return stolen property is.

[@osemwengienazagidi5383]

The Artifacts belongs to the Benin People.... So there fore....The Bronze should be return to the Benin monarch not Nigeria government...

[@luishernandezblonde]

Strange to hear Germany restoring products to Nigeria, when Nigeria was a British colony.

[@Farhan917]

It tells you who the real monster is.

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@Farhan917 Asking Germany to pay repatriation so to avoid repercussions? Hah!

[@Farhan917]

@@luishernandezblonde Who the British?

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@Farhan917 Yes. And are you Egyptian?

[@Farhan917]

@@luishernandezblonde Oh ok, I'm Somali bro.

[@EMan-cf8lv]

What about the artifacts from my ancestors that were looted from their ancient sites. Which are known as the Assyrians in the west but is correctly pronounced “Ashuriyeh” The people that built the Lamassu (Winged-bull) and cuneiform tablets amongst many other items?

[@TanvirAlif]

UK should return the ones they took from Indian sub continent too.

[@bernardlash4169]

Just watch, the African art will be resold by Africans to white museums. To the victor of war belongs the spoils. The world is ruled by the aggressive use of force. I want to see all art returned.

[@bernardlash4169]

Just watch , bill gates will vaccinate all the Africans, the United nations wants to steal all the minerals, oil, and agricultural land. It's laughable the same royal elite will steal , kill,.and destroy Africa again.

[@FuriousImp]

@@bernardlash4169 Yes and he put little nanobots in there to act as a killswitch right? Or maybe a tracking device? Or both?

[@alhassangangu4357]

Where is Arnold Toynbee who famously declared that Africa had no culture and history?

[@dr.vijayanraju3656]

Britain are u listening