Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has ordered an audit of three key government institutions, including the central bank, to combat corruption. In a related development, a U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artifacts to the West African nation. Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum were also returned on Thursday.
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Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum were returned on Thursday. https://t.co/ZZ6utlwmdh
⚠️ U.S. MUSEUM RETURNS GHANA'S FIRST BATCH OF LOOTED GOLD REGALIA (Reuters) A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.… https://t.co/n0A8EpdUx8
https://t.co/uWhIcDEvi6 Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museum
⚠️ LIBERIA ORDERS CENTRAL BANK AUDIT AS PART OF ANTI-GRAFT DRIVE (Reuters) Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has commissioned an audit of three key government institutions, including the central bank, as part of efforts to tackle graft, the presidency said on Thursday. Boakai,… https://t.co/EoZKAn0aT8