recover looted artefacts. The works, which include the doors of the Palace of Abomey, royal thrones and

the" Abomey Treasures," they currently are held in the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.... The museum

ABOMEY, Benin — Her step-grandmother could remove a man’s head with a curved blade.... But they

Nigeria says it hopes the British Museum will “ succumb ” to pressure to return the Benin Bronzes after a Cambridge college handed back one of the looted artefacts. Professor Abba Isa Tijani, director general of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria, said the museum now had “ nowhere to go ” after Jesus College, Cambridge officially returned a bronze cockerel. The cockerel statue, known as the Okukur, was looted by British colonial forces in 1897 and given to Jesus College

Her step-grandmother could remove a man’s head with a curved blade.... But they failed to capture the whole story. Nanlehounde Houedanou wants people to know more about the Amazons of Dahomey, the only documented female army in modern history.... “ She was known for protecting children.” History is often told through the lens of conquerors....