Nigeria: Germany to Return Hundreds of Nigeria’s Looted Benin Bronzes
[DW] Over 500 pieces will be returned under the deal. The artifacts were looted by British soldiers in the 1800s and sold all over Europe.
South Africa: South Africa – Thousands Witness Crowning of New Zulu King
[DW] King Misuzulu, who ascended to the throne, will wield great symbolic power for over 11 million Zulus. They make up nearly a fifth of South Africa’s population.
Nigeria: UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
[DW] A museum in Britain agreed Sunday to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 to Nigeria.
Cameroon: German Bureaucracy Slows Artifacts’ Return
[DW] A royal delegation from Western Cameroon’s Bangwa region made physical contact with a looted sculpture for the first time in more than 100 years on Saturday. The artifact — known as a lefem — is one of many commemorative sculptures that was take…
Africa: Africa Celebrates the Return of Benin Bronzes, but Questions Remain
[DW] “This is perhaps the most significant agreement signed by a European nation with Nigeria with regards to cultural diplomacy,” Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, told DW after the agreement to return more than 1,000 Benin Bronze artifact…
South Africa: Don’t Hold Back – Say It Loud!
[DW] Want to hear frank and open conversations about what young South Africans really have on their minds?
Africa: Oscars – Where Are The African Films?
[DW] In nearly 75 years, the Oscar for the best international film has only gone to an African production three times and a Bollywood production has never won. Europe dominates the category. Why?
Egypt: Egyptian Archaeologists Discover Five Tombs At Saqqara
[DW] Egyptian officials said five “well-painted, well-decorated” tombs were found at the foot of the Djoser Pyramid near Cairo, complete with small statues and pottery.