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Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of a bill on Monday that facilitates the return of artworks and artefacts looted from former French colonies. The French Senate had approved the draft legislation in January. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recent requests for the restitution of artefacts have been submitted to France from countries like Algeria, Mali, and Benin. The bill aims to simplify the return of cultural property taken illegally from France’s former colonies,
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