Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition
Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue In the sleepy...
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Ethiopian resistance hero’s family tries to reclaim medal taken by Italian troops
Ras Desta Damtew’s solid gold Imperial Order of the Star of Ethopia failed to sell on auction site this month The descendants of a hero...
Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum
Amid calls to return antiquities, historian finds documents that reveal many were not result of imperial plunder The British Museum boasts one of the biggest...
Fox bones at ancient burial site suggest animal may have been kept as pet
Clues at Argentina site raise possibility mammal was buried with human owners about 1,500 years ago The remains of a fox unearthed at a human...
British Museum investigated over Ethiopian artefacts hidden from view for 150 years
Watchdog examining claims key details have not been disclosed about altar tablets it is facing calls to return The British Museum is being investigated by...
Ethiopian government tries to stop UK auction of looted Maqdala shield
Proposed sale of Abyssinian artefact taken during 1868 battle triggers appeal for restitution of ‘wrongfully acquired’ item The Ethiopian government has called the auction of...
British Museum’s Instagram flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue
Chilean social media users target institution, forcing it at one point to close comments on posts The British Museum is tackling an influx of social...
France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says the tiny number involved is ‘humiliating’ The first major...
Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza
Antiquities authority drops proposal for Menkaure pyramid after review prompted by international outcry Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on...
France and Germany to research provenance of African objects in national museums
Three-year €2.1m fund will prioritise former colonies of the two countries and could lead to return of items Germany and France will jointly spend €2.1m...
