Priceless artifacts removed and looted from African nations during Germany’s colonial period will be permanently returned, officials said.
The Berlin-based Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which manages the German capital’s many museums, said it had entered into negotiations on the returns of artifacts to Namibia, Tanzania, and Cameroon.
The board also approved the permanent return of 23 artifacts, including jewelry, tools, and fashion items, to Namibia. The objects, also stolen during the colonial period from 1884 to 1919, were sent to Namibia last month for research purposes and will now remain there.
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