of becoming an epicentre for islamic state violence. interestingly enough, what i would say is jihadist groups had been calling for international forces to leave the country so that they can have dialogue with the government. it'll be interesting to see if the malian junta will want to pick this up as an alternative to possible chaos in the future. you can argue whether colonialism was basically beneficial or whether it did great damage. it's a discussion which has probably only just started. but in the case of european museums, where collections of the loot of empire are on show, the shift in opinion about the value and effects of colonialism is having a particular effect. what's the outcome likely to be? katie razzall is the bbc�*s culture editor. this is about items. they're called contested items, if you like, items often that were taken in what some people now perceive to be dubious circumstances, whether that's, you know, usually in colonial