Netherlands and Germany pledge to return about 2,000 artefacts to Ghana
Ghana is set to receive around 2,000 looted artefacts from the Netherlands and Germany, in what stands as one of the largest cultural restitution efforts involving the country to date. The pledge is part of a growing European push to return colonial-era objects. It follows similar returns to other African nations.
Ghana is set to receive around 2,000 looted artefacts from the Netherlands and Germany. According to RFI, the move ranks among the largest cultural restitution efforts involving the country to date.
The objects due to be returned include historically and culturally significant items taken from the country during the colonial era. Museums and governments across Europe have faced growing pressure in recent years to hand such items back to their countries of origin.
The pledge is part of a wider series of restitution processes across the continent. Experts say such steps carry both symbolic and practical importance for preserving cultural heritage and reckoning with the past.
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