Africa's Vanishing Forests
That palm oil listed in the ingredients of your favorite candy bar or lipstick? More and more of it comes from forest and farmland razed by multinational corporations a world away. Read More... |
Colonizability of Africa (1899), map by cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920) |
Nigerians Demand Return Of Arts
More than a century ago, ancient art treasures from the ancient kingdom of Benin were stolen and now descendants want their treasures back They say British colonials stole nearly 4,000 pieces more than a century ago. “Originally these objects belonged to the Benin people, and the Benin people want them back,” stated Umogbai Theophilus, curator for Nigeria’s National Museum in Benin City. “So I am using this opportunity to send that message across that the objects taken away in 1897 through raw aggression by the Europeans should come back to their rightful owners, the Benins.” |