Mari-Leena Talvitie, Finland’s Minister of Science and Culture, hands over to her Benin’s counterpart, Jean Michel Abimbola, the katakle, a royal stool from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which was looted by French troops and later transferred to the National Museum of Finland, during an official ceremony in Cotonou, Benin May 13, 2025. REUTERS/ Charles Placide Tossou