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In Ghana, a ceremony is held to mark the return of looted Asante treasures by the UK / 34QN728
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A ceremony to mark the return of royal artefacts looted during colonial rule is held in the Manhyia Palace Museum, in Kumasi, Ghana. The artefacts, pillaged by British military forces from Asante leader Asantehene’s court during the 19th-century Anglo-Asante Wars, are returned by British museums on a long-term loan as part of Ghana’s Asante King's silver jubilee celebrations. "The items that came back virtually is the soul of the people of Ashanti," says King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES