ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. The artifacts, known as the Benin ...

No clear answers exist about what a truly postcolonial world looks like as different countries and communities continue to navigate decolonization. Director Mati Diop’s “Dahomey” does not shy away ...

The museum will return the items in an agreement with the Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments. A Dutch museum will repatriate its portion of the Benin Bronzes to their rightful ...

The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...

The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...

Zoomorphic récade featuring fish and a ram spitting lightning, from Abomey, ancient kingdom of Danhomè, Benin (copyright Vincent Girier Dufour) An auction of African artifacts in Nantes, France last ...

A glass case contains some of the Benin Bronzes that are being returned to Nigeria after British troops looted them in the late 19th century, seen during a handover ceremony at the Wereldmuseum (World ...

Two 16th-century brass plaques looted in Benin over a century ago, and a 14th century Ife brass head were handed over to the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) at a ceremony ...