The remains of Patrice Lumumba, the leader for independence and first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were returned to the Congolese people during a ceremony in Belgium on Monday. Lumumba’s family was on hand for the dignified transfer of a single tooth, all that remained of Lumumba…
China has weighed in on a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on racism and discrimination first introduced by African nations, but made no mention of the ongoing inquiries into its own treatment of Uyghur and other minorities. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Wednesday…
Germany says it plans to establish an art restitution office by next year, in order to assist museums and other holders of African art in navigating if and how to return pieces to their nations of origin, and ensure those nations find a simpler process for doing so. The move…
Britain’s Prince Charles, speaking in Ghana during his three-nation tour of West Africa, praised the progress of the nation while addressing the painful history of its colonial past. “The histories of our two nations are, I know, closely intertwined, and while today we enjoy shared opportunity, we can never forget…
Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, the final King of Rwanda before monarchy was abolished, has died in the United States. His Majesty King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, a Tutsi born in 1936, lived in relative obscurity in Virginia in his final decades but remained resolute about the viability of the Rwandan monarchy. That conviction…