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Benin voters to head to the polls on Sunday

Voters in Benin will head to the polls on Sunday to elect members of parliament. The electoral commission has approved seven political parties to contest the vote. Among them is the opposition Democrats party, which won a constitutional court case in November to allow its candidates to run. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Cotonou, Benin. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Benin #Polls #Election #Elections #Parliament #Cotonou

UK museum returns looted ‘Benin Bronzes’ to Nigeria

A London museum is returning its collection of 72 Benin artefacts – the first institution in the UK to do so on such a scale. British soldiers stole thousands of artefacts in the late 19th century from the Kingdom of Benin, which is now in Nigeria. In recent years, museums in Germany, France and the US have repatriated artefacts looted during colonial wars. Al Jazeera’s @Harry Fawcett reports from London, the UK. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedKingdom #BeninBronzes