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Benin19s 35-Item Demand Tests France19s New Colonial Restitution Law
Cotonou wants 35 objects plus the colonial paperwork behind their seizure — the first case under the framework law France passed in April 2026.
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- Benin has formally requested 35 works and colonial archives from France under the new framework law.
- Benin's National Scientific Committee was inaugurated July 14, 2026 in Cotonou by Minister Yassine Latoundji.
- France's law passed its final vote in April 2026 and covers illegal takings between June 1815 and April 1972.
- Prior returns total 27, comprising the 26 Abomey treasures from 2021 and the 2025 Kataklè.
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- No public inventory confirms all 35 objects, the exact in-force day in May, or how archives will be handled procedurally.
- No timeline for committee findings or a French decree has been disclosed.
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- Whether the joint committees publish the list of 35 and clarify the status of the archives.
- Whether and when France issues its first decree under the April 2026 law.
