In 2021, 26 treasures that French colonial troops had pillaged from the African kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 made the long journey home from a museum in Paris to what is now the Republic of Benin.

Tipped to be among the Best Documentary Feature nominees at next year's Oscars and also Senegal's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, Dahomey is thought-provoking ...

Dahomey review: French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop's documentary on repatriation and restitution of 26 artifacts to the Republic of Benin is fascinating.

Taking place in November 2021, the film takes as its subject 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey, which, along with thousands of others, were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.