Phoka Nyokong and the fight for Africa’s stolen artefacts
The artist’s exhibition challenges colonial looting and the fight to reclaim Africa’s stolen cultural heritage
The artist’s exhibition challenges colonial looting and the fight to reclaim Africa’s stolen cultural heritage
Here is a recap of disputes over artefacts looted from Europe’s former African colonies.
The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home
Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and once again, Nigeria is losing out