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Today, Explained

The Benign Bronzes, a Collection of Artifacts From the Kingdom of Benin, in Southern Nigeria

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Eden Akenza is a foreign policy writer who splits her time between london and lagas, nigeria. She's been reporting on one very specific set of stolen art, the benign bronzes. They're a collection of art works from the kingdom of benin, which is in southern nigeria. The once mighty kingdom, now part of nigeria, whose bustling modern day streets are still defined by the brutal invasion of 18 97.

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