objects which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. let s turn to china now which continues to pursue its hardline zero covid policy. an outbreak at the resort city of sanya has sparked a lockdown. the restrictions on sanya, which is on the southern hainan island and a popular surfing destination, come during the peak tourist season. all flights and trains have been cancelled leaving more than 80,000 tourists stranded there. let s speak now to professor yanzhong huang who is a senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations. it s great to get you on the programme. ijust want it s great to get you on the programme. i just want to start by asking, locking down over a few hundred cases something that in other parts of the world would be unthinkable at this point
The Denver Art Museum has removed a bronze plaque from its collection after discovering that it was likely stolen from the Kingdom of Benin, located in modern day Nigeria, during
An exhibition in Cologne is breaking new ground in the legacy of looted art. Titled “I Miss You”, the exhibition displays colonial-era objects looted from the Kingdom of Benin. A meditation on beauty, grief, loss and coming to terms with the past.
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