At the Palais de la Marina in Cotonou, 27 returned royal treasures have spent much of their homecoming in reserve. The collection includes carved palace doors, royal statues, thrones, and the three-legged kataklè ceremonial stool, which Finland returned in 2025. When the stool arrived that May, Le Monde reported that it would join the 26 treasures France returned in 2021 at the presidential palace. The same collection drew roughly 230,000 visito…
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