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Germany s new history museum forced to decolonise after decision to hand back Benin Bronzes Museum in rebuilt Kaiser s palace has lost Benin bronzes, opening a Pandora s Box over colonial-era artefacts The Benin bronzes were looted from Nigeria by British forces Credit: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images Europe The opening of Berlin’s newest and most spectacular museum is in danger of being overshadowed by a growing row over Germany’s colonial heritage and looted art. The Humboldt Forum was supposed to be Berlin’s answer to the British Museum. Housed in a new reconstruction of the palace from which the Kaiser announced the start of the First World War, it aims to bring the non-European collections of the city’s many museums together in a new home. ....
Lt Franco Albrecht is accused of living a double life to assassinate prominent politicians 20 May 2021 • 6:30am Lt Franco Albrecht, pictured at Sandhurst, disguised himself with make-up and a false beard and commuted hundreds of miles every week between his army barracks and refugee accommodation Credit: Private An officer in the German army is set to go on trial on Thursday on charges of impersonating a Syrian refugee and planning to carry out “false flag” terror attacks as part of a far-Right plot. In one of the most puzzling and disturbing cases to grip Germany in recent years, Lt Franco Albrecht, who was once entertained as a guest of the British army at Sandhurst, lived a double life for more than a year. ....