Por: Associated Press Politics December 28, 2022
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — It’s been more than a year since jihadis first stormed Igor Kassah’s town in northern Benin but the priest still lives in fear. His once peaceful life is now marked by threatening phone calls and Islamic extremist diatribes tacked on church doors demanding that people leave. He is haunted by the bodies he has seen of those killed in the attacks.“We no longer have a normal life,” the 41-year-old said through text... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA World December 29, 2022
It’s been more than a year since jihadis first stormed Igor Kassah's town in northern Benin but the priest still lives in fear. His once peaceful life is now marked by threatening phone calls and Islamic extremist diatribes tacked on church doors demanding that people... + más
Jihadi violence hits Benin, shows spread across West Africa | Associated Press
Who Benefits When Western Museums Return Looted Art? | The Atlantic
CBS News USA World December 22, 2022
Germany returned 22 Benin Bronzes — looted plaques and sculptures from Benin — to Nigeria on Tuesday. The initial step was part of a larger agreement made earlier this year to , according to the Associated Press. The artifacts were taken from the Kingdom of Benin — in... + más
Germany returns looted bronze artifacts to Nigeria | New York Daily News
Germany returns Nigerian bronzes, notes its 'dark past' | ABC News
New York Daily News USA World December 21, 2022
More than 20 looted artifacts are back home in Nigeria after German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock personally handed them over in a ceremony as she acknowledged her country’s “dark past.” The Benin bronzes were stolen by the British in 1897 in a punitive rout of the... + más
Germany begins returning looted bronze artifacts to Nigeria | CBS News
Portland Press Herald USA World October 17, 2022
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... + más
US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century | ABC News
US museums return African bronzes stolen in 19th century | Associated Press
Associated Press USA Life October 12, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — 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... + más
Women Writers Have Had Plenty of Babies. Here’s the Data. | Slate
ABC News USA Entertainment October 11, 2022
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 n government on Tuesday.The Benin Bronzes including a piece called the... + más
The Atlantic USA Entertainment September 24, 2022
The repatriation of stolen objects has become a ritual of self-purification through purgation—but who it really serves is less clear than it might seem.A metalwork head made in the kingdom of Benin between 1515 and 1550 (James Stanfield / GEO Images Collection / Art Resource,... + más
New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis | ABC News
Art Walk Project puts public art on the map with free, self-guided tours | The Boston Globe
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