Brussels 11.11.2025 Britain and South Africa have offered on loan to Ghana more than 130 gold and bronze artefacts taken between the 1870s and the early 20th century, the West African state’s Asante King announced. The load will last until 2027. UK museums are set to loan looted Asante treasures back to Ghana until 2027….
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Cameroon: MEPs condemn human rights violations
Strasbourg 03.04.2025 The European Parliament condemns the systematic violations of journalists’ human rights by the Cameroonian authorities and calls on them to ensure press freedom ahead of the country’s 2025 presidential election. MEPs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, and Tsi Conrad. They emphasise…
BRAFA: Ngon princesses in Brussels
Brussels 31.01.2025. This year BRAFA galleries offer a splendid opportunity to explore versatility, and mesmerizing aesthetic value of African art. Undoubtedly the Ngon masks on display at Montagut Gallery, Barcelona, stand out, and attract a special attention by the mysterious aura, along with of Baule gold ornaments. In ensemble they reflect the versatility and opulence of…
BRAFA: ODE to AFRICAN ART
Brussels 30.01.2025 Each year, la BRAFA Art Fair seeks to offer an exceptional panorama of art history in a convivial atmosphere enhanced by a sumptuous setting, which is eagerly anticipated by numerous visitors. La BRAFA has become a brand in its own right. We have managed to avoid the lure of passing trends and fashions….
La BRAFA: from Apollo to Terpsichore!
05.02.2024 Brussels BRAFA 2024 confirmed once again its power of charm, attracting 67,000 art lovers of all ages perambulating among more than a hundred of galleries proudly exposing the masterpieces. As the first fair opening the year, BRAFA was unanimously acclaimed by the art pilgrims for both the quality of the objects on display and the magic of…
Dokolo art collection future in question
The assets of Congolese art collector Sindika Dokolo who is renown for years of repatriation of African artefacts from Western collections have been frozen together with his wife’s fortune. Isabel dos Santos, often referred to as ‘richest African businesswoman‘, the billionaire daughter of the country’s former president, and her husband are facing trail for failing…
Museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac free visit
Paris museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac will be “free for ten days” to pay tribute to the former head of state at the origin of its creation, said it director, Stéphane Martin. « Il n'existe pas plus de hiérarchie entre les arts et les cultures qu'il n'existe de hiérarchie entre les peuples. C'est d'abord cette conviction,…
