Treasure looted by British Empire returned to Ghana after 150 years
Treasure looted by British Empire returned to Ghana after 150 years
Crowds flocked to Kumasi, center of the Asante Kingdom, to see the recovered gold regalia, plundered by the British during their colonization of modern day Ghana.
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I am btitish and its a small hatter con …read 1984
This happens when conflicts break out, some soldiers grab whatever they can on their way home when everything is over. The African soldiers all do it(maybe some.) That's the honest truth.😊
Britain loaned back the items, they didn't just give back what they stole. This is literally perpetuated, crippling Africa's economy, forcing their government to further raise taxes on citizens making living conditions barren. Britain only wants control. They want slavery like conditions. You work for little to nothing and they profit exponentially on your poverty. I hope Africans educate themselves and take initiative to not let Western Countries take advantage of Africa. Break free from slavery, that your ancestors suffered through, and sell your resources at high tariffs to the west. They depend on cobalt, gold, cotton, diamonds, et cetera. I'd recommend making business partnerships anywhere and everywhere for the right price. Do not settle for less. Each resource has a price, and that price should include interest. Make everything scarce on purpose like Designer Brands, such as Rolex to add competition to countries wanting resources. Africa could literally turn tables and especially turn heads. Love Africans. Africa has such potential to become more than what Africa is thought to be.
This is nonsense, how do you that these items are the original items stolen from the kingdom, because this happens 150 yrs ago non of you people were born not even your mother's were born. Remember these items is pure gold. Some White people think of we black people as foolish and low class individuals. And I think you've been played king
Simply, the past is the past, you are great with or without these fake treasures.
I don't trust Mr. White man to return these gold(items) in it original state
if they returned everything they looted, then British museum probably will close down soon
The news reporters 'forgot' to mention that these items were not necessarily "returned" but loaned back to the Ashanti people.
France please take note
lol, POCOWARI II, Asante history is not difficult to find on the internet so I was expecting a big media outlet like NBC to do a little research on the names they aren’t sure. But hey, the lighters will always find a way to belittle anything African.
FYI is Otumfour Opoku Ware II who was 15th Asantehene. And I reckon the spelling of this name is as easy as spelling Lewandowski
Now for our reparations 😌
I’m sure is fake one
GET YOUR TITLE RIGHT, THEY LOANED THE STOLEN GOODS BACK TO GHANA. IT WASN'T RETURNED
These people are crafty, cunning, hideous and dangerous characters. They must have returned a fake and not the original.
They did not return the items. Only borrowed them for a period of time. What a frigging joke.
France is returning them too. Belgium as well.
Did no one listen they’re LOANING them back to Ghana not returning them. Where are the returning them? What about all the Asante GAVE AWAY! There’s a video of them GIVING AWAY gold and other items.
And they didn’t even return all of it
The British looted more than £8 billion of gold dust from Kumasi, the capital if the Asante kingdom. I suggest the British royal family should try and pay that money to the royal Asante family. Thanks
They need to return it all
Imagine. Borrowing something that is rightfully yours😮 The nerve of the thieving British!!!
Please take all back.
This is a big step in the right direction for Asantes, Ghana and all other people seeking to have their looted goods returned. Hopefully the other African tribes, Indians, Greeks and all other people will have their artefacts in their own countries/regions very soon, each people group in this world deserve to tell their own story.
These are just replicas made using 3D printers. Let’s be real, an English will never return what he took from you not for 150 years and beyond. Pathetic
What about the rest of the looted artifacts in the British Museum??? Shouldn't these be returned to their rightful owners?
The British are either the smartest most convincing people or the Ashanti king is the the most gullible & daft leader in the 20th century . Imagine a thief loaning you your stolen goods.
What a gaslight. I love how Americans just ignored that the British have only “loaned” the stolen items back for 3 years. 😮😢🤬