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Germany has agreed to return all Benin artefacts by 2022. The artefacts are those taken from the Benin Royal Court following the British incursion in 1849.This was announced on Tuesday at a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital.The German Director-General Culture and Communication, Dr Andreas Gorgen says Germany acknowledges that Nigeria has suffered a loss.He says Germany is on a restitution mission to Nigeria, to return all artefacts taken from the Benin Empire.He also announced that Germany will partner with Nigeria in the area of culture promotion and preservation.