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AFRICA

‘Restitution’ of looted African art continues colonial policies – and much more is at stake

It was not only objects that were removed, knowledges — social, political, ecological and epistemological organisation —‚on the continent were destroyed

  • Fazil Moradi
5 min read
Visitors look at statues of the ‘Royal treasures of Abomey kingdom’ on display at the Musee du quai Branly in Paris on September 10, 2021, part of 26 artworks set to be restituted to Benin later in the year. (Photo by Christophe Archambault/AFP)
ART

Ghosts of colonial looting haunt Europe’s museums

Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.

  • Agence France Presse
2 min read