Among the 26 works of art,

Le Monde Afrique (, there are totem statues of the ancient kingdom of Abomey as well as the throne of King Béhanzin, looted during the sacking of the Abomey palace by the troops Colonial, in 1892. They are exhibited until Sunday at the Quai Branly museum. 'The return of these objects is an important act in the history of the collections,'

'It is important that the heritage of each country is sufficiently represented in each country ”

evoking his“ great joy ”to hand these pieces“ to expert hands ”

Since 2016,

the government of Benin has made investments of more than one billion euros for the renovation and construction of museum, cultural and tourist infrastructures meeting international norms and standards, in particular, the Portuguese Fort of Ouidah completely rehabilitated to accommodate in temporary exhibition the 26 objects of art returned upon their return to Benin. And then under construction: the International Museum of Memory and Slavery, the Museum of the Epic of the Amazons and the Kings of Dahomey, the Vodun Museum in Porto-Novo and the Museum of Contemporary Arts. Thereby,Benin was able to strengthen the capacities of its cultural heritage professionals in order to guarantee the good conservation of the returned properties and beyond all the Beninese cultural heritage which is currently the subject of a full inventory

 slowly but surely,"

process of restitution of works of art by France to African countries now seems irreversible, given the imminent arrival of the royal treasures from Abomey to Benin. .

(…) We know that Côte d'Ivoire will also soon receive a work of great importance, the speaking drum of the Ebrié people, formerly called the Tchaman people.

Long before that, it was Senegal which had received, in November 2019, the saber of El Hadj Oumar Tall.

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Emmanuel Macron's stated desire to return works of art to African countries is an excellent thing.

It is all the more so since these works of art constitute an important part of African history.

Beyond that, these objects will allow the new African generation to better understand the strong symbols of the anti-colonial struggle. 

by restoring these 26 works of art, France is repairing a wrong done to Africa, a continent which had 'no history', according to the doctrine of the time, France is trying to collect pieces of a rich heritage that it has helped to squander.

And Emmanuel Macron does well to say that this 'emblematic restitution opens up new horizons of sharing'.

Whether in Benin or Senegal, these discounts constitute a kind of return of the 'little men' to their native country.

Works of art that convey emotion and mysteries in the African cosmogony.

A sudden disappearance which had alarmed his compatriots and the Senegalese diaspora

 looks back on her story, but taking an astonishing path. If she agreed to meet a journalist, it is because she published, on November 4, a novel with the a priori unequivocal title: Je pars. The advertising banner on the cover of the book is also unambiguous: 'Disappear, some dream of it. She did it'.

She sees herself later working in nuclear, genetics or artificial intelligence

Le Monde Afrique.

And what will she do after graduation?

Stay in France?

Go back to Senegal?

'Obviously, I'll be back,'

Next year will come out another novel.

'I'm not completely a free and accomplished woman,' she concludes.

I am incomplete '.