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COLUMNIST: KWAME OPOKU, DR.

Surviving Herero returning from Omaheke Desert where they had been driven by German troops after the Battle at Waterberg; two women in front were unable to stand.

How Long Must The Ovaherero Wait For Justice And Reparation For The German Genocide?

Dec 2, 2024 | Feature Article

The heinous crimes and atrocious acts of German troops in their colonies in Africa are well-known, especially their geno ...

Nov 9, 2024 | Feature Article

rsquo;Europe would have done better to tolerate the non-European civilizations at its side, leaving them alive, dyna ...

Aug 28, 2024 | Feature Article

ldquo;The first room visited was one which during the day had been seen to be full of boxes, some of which, at all e ...

Jul 31, 2024 | Feature Article

As we stated in last year 39;s Restitution Day message, 39;On every Restitution Day,10 November, we shall take sto ...

Jul 22, 2024 | Feature Article

lsquo;The return of the Benin Bronzes is not just about the objects themselves, but about a broader movement towards ...

Jul 7, 2024 | Feature Article

ldquo;Humanity 39;s moral conscience progresses, slowly yet surely... rdquo; - Cheikh Anta Diop, Civilizatio ...

May 26, 2024 | Feature Article

Europe would have done better to tolerate the non-European civilizations at its side, leaving them alive, dynamic, a ...

Apr 15, 2024 | Feature Article

lsquo;African art, like any great art, some would say, in any case, more than any other, and for a long time if n ...

Feb 28, 2024 | Feature Article

ldquo;Gold gleams throughout the Ashanti story: one wonders in retrospect whether the punitive expedition would have ...

Nov 10, 2023 | Feature Article

As we stated in last year 39;s Restitution Day message, 39;On every Restitution Day,10 November, we shall take sto ...

Sep 28, 2023 | Feature Article

We were very surprised to read the following from a leading Nigerian newspaper reporting on a speech made by a German en ...

Sep 19, 2023 | Feature Article

39;The looting of Benin City and Maqdala were British crimes then and now: it should be a matter of national shame ...

Sep 7, 2023 | Feature Article

When I first saw the British Museum some decades ago, I was impressed, not to say overwhelmed, by the massive concrete s ...

Kwame Opoku, Dr.
Kwame Opoku, Dr.

Former Legal Adviser, United Nations Office, Vienna.. More Dr. Kwame Opoku writes about looted cultural objects

Should Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) be privatized?

Started: 11-02-2025 | Ends: 11-03-2025