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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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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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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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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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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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55 years ago

The Afrobeats star on a mission to raise the profile of African art

CNN

London CNN — It was a painting in the lobby of a Benin hotel last year that changed the way Afrobeats star Mr Eazi thought about art. And I realized that visual arts could really represent the emotions in songs.” The encounter kickstarted a desire in Mr Eazi to take listeners “beyond music,” and create a “multi-sensory experience” for his …

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1 year, 3 months ago

35 killed after fire breaks out in commercial building close to Benin's capital

India TV News

A fire broke out in a commercial building near Benin's capital of Porto-Novo, claiming the lives of at least 35 people, according to the African country's authorities. As per images shared by the state broadcaster and social media, the building was almost completely gutted, while nearby cars and motorbikes were also charred as a result of the fire that broke …

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1 year, 6 months ago

African man held at airport with heroin worth ₹5 crore hidden inside body

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: A man from Benin, a country in West Africa, was arrested at the airport for allegedly carrying multiple capsules containing 504 grams of Heroin worth around ₹5 crore hidden inside his body. According to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials, the accused was admitted to JJ Hospital, where he purged 43 capsules containing the contraband material. The detection of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

A ruling over ownership of the Benin bronzes may delay their return

Hindustan Times

The sacking of Benin City by a heavily armed expeditionary force in February 1897 was said to be an act of revenge in a bitter trade dispute between Britain and the Kingdom of Benin, east of Lagos. In the past two years museums in America, Britain, France and Germany, as well as at least three universities, have all signed pledges …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Gumbo's long journey from West Africa

BBC

Gumbo's long journey from West Africa john images/Getty Images Sliced okra is used as the base for West African okra stew West African okra stew gave rise to Louisiana gumbo along the trans-Atlantic slave route. Sabena Jane Blackbird/Alamy Cheese is fried in oil before being added to okra stew Nevertheless, as we began to cook, I started to understand how …

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2 years ago

Polls close in Benin parliamentary election

Al Jazeera

The election is seen as a test of democracy as opposition candidates take part after a four-year absence. About 6.6 million voters were eligible to take part in Sunday’s polls to elect 109 deputies, including at least 24 women – at least one per constituency – according to a new electoral code. Seven parties took part in the vote, including …

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2 years ago

Germany returns 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, noting ‘dark past’

Al Jazeera

More than 5,000 ancient artefacts are estimated to have been looted from Nigeria by England when it colonised the country. Twenty historic bronze sculptures have been returned to Nigeria by Germany as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past,” its foreign minister said on Tuesday. More than 5,000 ancient artefacts are estimated to have been stolen from Nigeria …

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2 years ago

Benin Bronzes: Germany returns 20 historic sculptures to Nigeria as it addresses its 'dark colonial past'

Firstpost

Nigerian authorities have in recent years intensified efforts to get the looted artifacts to be returned. Earlier this year Germany pledged to repatriate more than 1,000 of them in the coming years Abuja: Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past,” the German foreign minister said Tuesday. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s …

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2 years ago

Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its ‘dark past’

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past,” the German foreign minister said Tuesday. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister returned the prized cultural artifacts to Nigerian officials in a ceremony in the capital Abuja. Nigeria is Germany’s second-largest trade partner in Africa and by returning the items …

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2 years ago

Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its 'dark past'

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Benin Bronzes including a piece called the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally precious objects that were returned to the Nigerian government on Tuesday. The Benin Bronzes including a piece called the “Head of a King” or “Oba” from the Rhode Island …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria as it ‘profited from slavery’

The Telegraph

The Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria because the African nation profited from slavery, a US civil rights group has warned the Charity Commission. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have decided to repatriate hundreds of artworks taken from the Kingdom of Benin - now in modern-day Nigeria - by British forces in 1897, a decision which must …

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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

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

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

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

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

The Afrobeats star on a mission to raise the profile of African art

35 killed after fire breaks out in commercial building close to Benin's capital

African man held at airport with heroin worth ₹5 crore hidden inside body

A ruling over ownership of the Benin bronzes may delay their return

Gumbo's long journey from West Africa

Polls close in Benin parliamentary election

Germany returns 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, noting ‘dark past’

Benin Bronzes: Germany returns 20 historic sculptures to Nigeria as it addresses its 'dark colonial past'

Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its ‘dark past’

Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its 'dark past'

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century

Benin Bronzes must not be returned to Nigeria as it ‘profited from slavery’