Africa : Africans cheer call for France to return treasures

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In the Spirit of Sankofa ...



Africans cheer call for France to return treasures



...French President Emmanuel Macron raised hopes in a speech last year in Burkina Faso, saying "Africa's heritage cannot just be in European private collections and museums."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-advised-return-looted-african-art-treasures-115243503.html

Of the estimated 90,000 African artworks in French museums, around 70,000 are at Paris' Quai Branly museum (AFP Photo/GERARD JULIEN)

Marie Wolfrom and Joseph Schmid
AFP

 

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France to return African treasures to Benin


https://www.yahoo.com/news/france-return-african-treasures-benin-221445391.html

AFP

 

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Macron Got A Lot Wrong About Africa ... But Made One Good Point
Discussion in 'All Things Africa' started by Clyde C Coger Jr, Jul 12, 2017