Dozens of gold and silver artefacts that belonged to Ghana's Ashanti royal court and were looted during the colonial era are going on display to the Ghanaian public in a museum in Kumasi from this week.

Ghana exhibits objects looted during colonialism by the United Kingdom

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20:19 - 01/05/24 por Lusa

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"Today is a great day for the Ashanti, a great day for the black African continent and the spirits are among us again," said the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, the seat of the kingdom, on Tuesday.

The exhibition displays for the first time several objects from the Ashanti royal court that were looted during colonialism and have now been loaned by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum for six years. Among the objects are a 300-year-old Mponponsuo sword used during the swearing-in ceremonies of the monarchs of the Ashanti Empire (17th-19th centuries) - a political organisation that existed in a territory that today would include Togo and Ghana - the Asantehene, and a gold peace pipe. In January, the two British museums announced that the gold and silver objects associated with the Ashanti royal court would be displayed in Kumasi as part of a long-term loan. "Many of these artefacts will be on display in Ghana for the first time in 150 years," they added. The opening of this exhibition comes at a time of growing debate and pressure on European and American museums and institutions to return heritage taken from various countries that were under the rule of former colonial powers, such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Belgium. In Portugal, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, said last week that the country should lead the process of assuming and repairing the consequences of the period of colonialism and suggested as an example the forgiveness of debts, cooperation and financing. On the 27th, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the National Museum of Resistance and Freedom in Peniche, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that, throughout his presidency, he has defended that Portugal must "lead the process" in dialogue with these countries. "We cannot put this under the carpet or in the drawer. We have an obligation to pilot, to lead this process, because if we do not lead it, assuming it, what will happen is what happened with countries that, having been colonial powers, after x years lost the capacity for dialogue and understanding with the former colonies," he warned. Questioned by journalists, the President of the Republic defended that the current Government should continue with the process of surveying the heritage assets of the former colonies in Portugal, initiated by the previous Government, in order to return them later. Three days earlier, at a dinner with foreign correspondents in Portugal, the head of state had already recognised Portugal's responsibility for crimes committed during the colonial era, suggesting the payment of reparations for past mistakes. Following Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's statements, the Government stated, in a communiqué, that "there was not and is not any process or programme of specific actions with the purpose" of reparation for the Portuguese colonial past and defended that it will follow "the same line" as previous executives. Regarding the return of heritage from the former colonies, in November 2022, in an interview with the weekly Expresso, the then Minister of Culture, Pedro Adão e Silva, stated that "the effective way to deal with this issue is with reflection, discretion and some reserve", before emphasising: "The worst way to deal with this issue is to create a polarised public debate". Read Also: Ghanaian man hugs over a thousand trees in an hour and breaks record (Portuguese version)

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