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Breaking News | Africa: Will Stolen African Artefacts Ever Find Their Way Back Home?


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Heritage activist Mwazulu Diyabanza, from Congo, has been on a grabbing spree of African artefacts in European museums that were stolen from former colonies. His actions have left him with a total bill of $9,771 in fines.
What is driving Diyabanza to take ethnographic collections that are on display in museums across Europe? It’s his frustration with stringent ancient laws that go back to the 16th century in most European countries that consider cultural heritage materials stolen from Africa as “inalienable”.
Diyabanza, 41, has always defended himself on the basis that his actions cannot be considered theft because the objects were already stolen property. ....

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