An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...
A new generation of young Africans is adding to the pressure on Western museums to return stolen artefacts, Ernesto Ottone, deputy director general of the UN's cultural agency, told AFP on Monday.
January 30, 2025 • Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite universities — a tale of ...
The impact of imperial expansion in art highlights how subjugation and oppression are not simply a matter of territory, but also a matter of identity and expression”. Zara Hossain explores Picasso's ...
January 30, 2025 • Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite universities — a tale of ...
He has the background and the skills to stand for the job, yet Benin’s economy and finance minister will not be putting himself forward for the African Development Bank presidency. Here is why. It was ...
Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite challenges, ...
Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country. Olivier Boko ...
This innovative documenntary looks at the transfer of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey from France to Benin, ...
It’s the kind of contradiction that makes the art world what it is — an over-the-top luxury business with a disingenuous devotion to minimalism. But it can feel a little grating sometimes ...
By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday ...