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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Scientists call out auction house for selling skull from Benin

An international group of 200 scientists and experts in looted art are protesting about the sale last month of a skull belonging to a member of the Fon people from Benin by Amsterdam auction house De Zwaan. The letter writers said the auction house should remove any “skulls and body parts of African people from any current or future auction,” …

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4 weeks ago

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Feeling at home in Benin, Anelka decided …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elgin Marbles: What artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We believe that this kind of long-term partnership would strike the right balance between …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How a pair of acclaimed documentaries tackle the legacies of colonialism

LA Times

“Dahomey” chronicles the return of looted artifacts to Benin, from the perspective of one of the treasures, known as “26”: a wooden statue of King Ghezo, a clenched fist raised. Here’s a closer look at “Dahomey” and “Sugarcane.” ‘Dahomey’ Hypnotic, provocative and layered with meaning, “Dahomey” finds poetry and mystery as it chronicles the return of 26 historical artifacts from …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Sudan, Benin qualify, heartbreak for Rwanda

The Hindu

War-torn Sudan and Benin qualified on Monday for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, while there was heartbreak for Rwanda as it shocked Nigeria 2-1 only to lose out. It was even closer in Group D with Benin, which held Libya 0-0 in Tripoli, pipping Rwanda on head-to-head records after both finished with eight points, three less than table-topper Nigeria. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court U/S 45 Of Arbitration Act Must Refer Parties To Arbitration Unless Agreement Is Void Or Inoperative: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma affirmed that Section 45 of the Arbitration Act casts a statutory mandate on Courts to refer parties to an arbitration agreement to arbitration. The only limited exception carved in Section 45 is if the Court is of the prima facie opinion that the arbitration agreement is null and void; or …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Review: In sharp documentary ‘Dahomey,’ African art returns home, but colonialism still stings

LA Times

A long-silent voice from a distant past — eerie and reverberating — awakens in the climate-controlled, antiseptic chambers of a Paris museum. The forum through which this entity communicates to us is Mati Diop’s “Dahomey.” The French Senegalese filmmaker returns with a rich and absorbing exploration of the specter of colonialism that continues the enthralling, otherworldly quality of her 2019 …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Dahomey' follows the return of colonial artifacts from French museums to Benin

NPR

'Dahomey' follows the return of colonial artifacts from French museums to Benin NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to director Mati Diop about her new documentary, "Dahomey." SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The documentary film "Dahomey" is a story of return, the restitution of stolen royal treasures. The loot was displayed in Paris, but in 2021, the artifacts were carefully loaded into crates and …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Close ties with African nations to be bolstered by CIIE

China Daily

African drummers perform at the sixth China International Import Expo in 2023. The annual CIIE, now gearing up for its seventh edition this November in Shanghai, is not merely a showcase for global products entering the vast Chinese market; it serves as a vital bridge connecting African nations with opportunities in trade, investment and economic development, thereby reinforcing the goals …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Close ties with African nations to be bolstered by CIIE

China Daily

African drummers perform at the sixth China International Import Expo in 2023. The annual CIIE, now gearing up for its seventh edition this November in Shanghai, is not merely a showcase for global products entering the vast Chinese market; it serves as a vital bridge connecting African nations with opportunities in trade, investment and economic development, thereby reinforcing the goals …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of last year’s coup that toppled the West African nation’s democratic government. It was designed to help the oil-rich but landlocked Niger achieve an almost fivefold increase in …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says

LA Times

Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, according to a new report, the latest trend in the militants’ movements to wealthier West African coastal nations. The extremists believed to be linked to al Qaeda have in the last year crossed over from Benin’s hard-hit northern region …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jihadi fighters have settled in Nigerian national park popular with tourists, report claims

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Violent Jihadi fighters who had …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Common passion for soccer spurs friendship

China Daily

By YANG JUN in Guiyang and CHEN MEILING in Beijing | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-18 09:08 Players receive their medals at an award ceremony after a soccer game at a village in the city of Parakou, Benin, on May 25. LI YAHUI/XINHUA A Chinese company operating in Africa has brought the spirit of China's hugely popular Village Super …

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7 months ago

World Cup Qualifiers: Benin stuns Nigeria, Salah rescues Egypt; Ayew treble lifts Ghana

The Hindu

Benin came from behind to stun Nigeria 2-1 and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored to salvage a 1-1 draw for Egypt against Guinea-Bissau in World Cup qualifying on Monday. Qatar vs India: India’s journey in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers second round so far Former Nigeria star George has won only one of four competitive and friendly matches, and …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Green tourism project threatens traditional fishing communities in Porto-Novo

Hindustan Times

Working as a fisherman his whole life on the lagoon near Benin's capital Porto-Novo, Antoine Ababe Houssou always believed he would spend the rest of his days on the water banks where he made his home and his living. Fishermen rest under a straw hut by the touristic and environmental circuit part of "Porto-Novo green city" project in Porto-Novo on …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Benin: The country’s past, present, and future is on display for the first time at the 60th Venice Biennale

CNN

CNN — Ancestral African art is a linchpin of identity and a source of inspiration to creatives across the continent. Jacopo La Forgia Called “Everything Precious is Fragile,” the exhibition will explore the theme of African feminism and features four critically acclaimed contemporary artists: Romuald Hazoumé, Chloé Quenum, Ishola Akpo, and Moufouli Bello. “In my work, memory is very important,” …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement

Associated Press

LONDON — Two British museums are returning looted gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement as U.K. institutions face increasing demands to hand over treasures acquired at a time when the British Empire ruled over people around the globe. The items were acquired by the museums after British troops looted the royal palace in Kumasi during …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Benin's Voodoo festival transforms into 'Vodun Days' to woo tourists

Hindustan Times

Kneeling as she gazes out to sea draped in white cloth and strings of pearls, Simenou Dangnitche has just completed the final stage of her annual ritual. Participants gather at the "Door of No Return", an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World. "It's …

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1 year ago

Luban Workshop boosts ties, business with Benin

China Daily

The Luban Workshop in Benin came into operation less than a year ago, but there is already an eight-year school-enterprise cooperation foundation behind it. On the occasion of the international symposium on vocational education in developing countries, Kouaro Yves Chabi, minister of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education in Benin, also took a trip to Ningbo. During the meeting, he expressed …

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1 year ago

Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023

Associated Press

In the searing heat of Mecca, throngs of Muslims from around the world converged for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Many of the year’s most compelling photos were somber: A U.S. Navy chaplain providing suicide-prevention counseling aboard his ship; the Auschwitz museum working to conserve 8,000 shoes of children murdered during the Holocaust; Jews and Muslims gathering for worship and prayers …

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1 year, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Centurion Mane celebrates with two goals in Senegal win

The Hindu

Sadio Mane marked his 100th cap for Senegal with two goals as it began its World Cup qualifying campaigning with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over South Sudan on Saturday. Mane, twice African Footballer of the Year, set up the opening goal in the first minute for Pape Matar Sarr and grabbed one himself five minutes later, with veteran midfielder …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa

LA Times

Community members await the distribution of portable stoves in the Benin town of Materi. Groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State have been spreading for years from the vast arid expanse south of the Sahara desert — the Sahel — into wealthier West African coastal states such as Benin. They regularly call the 33-year-old, warning: “We haven’t forgotten about …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa

Associated Press

ATACORA, Benin — The insurgents pressured Zackari to join their movement, and he turned them down. They regularly call the 33-year-old, warning: “We haven’t forgotten about you.” Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have been spreading for years from the vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert — the Sahel — into wealthier West African coastal …

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Scientists call out auction house for selling skull from Benin

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Elgin Marbles: What artefacts have the British Museum been urged to return?

How a pair of acclaimed documentaries tackle the legacies of colonialism

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Sudan, Benin qualify, heartbreak for Rwanda

Court U/S 45 Of Arbitration Act Must Refer Parties To Arbitration Unless Agreement Is Void Or Inoperative: Delhi High Court

Review: In sharp documentary ‘Dahomey,’ African art returns home, but colonialism still stings

'Dahomey' follows the return of colonial artifacts from French museums to Benin

Close ties with African nations to be bolstered by CIIE

Close ties with African nations to be bolstered by CIIE

Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began

Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says

Jihadi fighters have settled in Nigerian national park popular with tourists, report claims

Common passion for soccer spurs friendship

World Cup Qualifiers: Benin stuns Nigeria, Salah rescues Egypt; Ayew treble lifts Ghana

Green tourism project threatens traditional fishing communities in Porto-Novo

Benin: The country’s past, present, and future is on display for the first time at the 60th Venice Biennale

A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement

Benin's Voodoo festival transforms into 'Vodun Days' to woo tourists

Luban Workshop boosts ties, business with Benin

Somber, joyful, magical: Some of the most compelling AP religion photos of 2023

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Centurion Mane celebrates with two goals in Senegal win

Groups linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa

Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State take root on the coast of West Africa