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Should Europe return Africa’s artifacts?

The way forward is and should only be restitution. Restitution of Africa’s artifacts without any form of negotiations. [iStockphoto]

That’s the big question usually on the African cultural table talks. In answer: why not? Why shouldn’t they return Africa’s artifacts? Is it even an item for negotiations?

Artifacts as described by the Merriam Webster dictionary is “something characteristic of or resulting from a particular human institution, period, trend, or individual.”

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