AUTHOR: KWAME OPOKU, DR.

‘We Will Return Looted And Stolen Objects’: Parzinger’s Miraculous Change Or Cultivated Misunderstanding?

May 14, 2018 | Feature Article

lsquo;The vicissitudes of history have nevertheless robbed many peoples of a priceless portion of this inheritance i ...

Stool of Oba Eresoyen, Benin, Nigeria, now in Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Macgregor’s Defence Of Humboldt Forum: Post-Oaugadougou Shadow-Boxing

Apr 20, 2018 | Feature Article

There was a dim grandeur about it all, and also these seemed to a fate. Here was this head centre of iniquity, spare ...

Crown of Tewodros, Ethiopia, now in Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Loan Of Looted Ethiopian Treasures To Ethiopia: Must Europeans Always Win?

Apr 18, 2018 | Feature Article

lsquo;From this scene I strolled away to the northern gate, to where the dead body of the late Mast ...

Photo: c. Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe,Hamburg. Relief panel with a battle scene, Benin, Nigeria, now in Museum fr Kunst and Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.

Obviously Looted: Benin Bronzes In Museum Of Arts And Crafts, Hamburg, Germany

Mar 17, 2018 | Feature Article

Hamburg was the place where the first Benin bronzes arrived towards the end of the 19th century and Hamb ...

Would German Authorities Finally Allow Africans To Bury Their Dead?

Mar 12, 2018 | Feature Article

Below is a powerful press release from the German NGO, Berlin Postkolonial, the organization at the forefront of efforts ...

Benin commemorative head on auction in Wurzburg, Germany.

Auction Of Benin Commemorative Head In Würzburg, Germany

Mar 6, 2018 | Feature Article

Following our recent article on the coming auction of a Benin commemorative head in W uuml;rzburg, Germany, we have rece ...

Head of an Oba, Benin Nigeria, part of Nazi-looted art, now to be auctioned.

Loot In Loot -Benin Head Of Oba In Nazi Looted Jewish Art Collection To Be Aucti...

Feb 24, 2018 | Feature Article

lsquo;These Benin works stand among the highest heights of European casting. Benvenuto Cell could not have made a be ...

Parzinger’s Misconceptions And Misrepresentations About Restitution Of African A...

Feb 20, 2018 | Feature Article

ldquo;The restitution of those cultural objects which our museums and collections, directly or indirectly, posses ...

Bust of Maurits in Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands.

Dutch Colonial History Re-awakened by Museum Re-organization

Feb 5, 2018 | Feature Article

We reproduce below an article from The Guardian concerning discussions of the Dutch colonial past prompted by the ...

Many Herero descendants agree on two things: that their ancestors remains must return to Namibia, and that the neglected history of the Herero and Nama genocide deserves global attention.

When Will Germany Finally Return All The Namibian Bones?

Jan 30, 2018 | Feature Article

We are certainly nowhere near the end of the surprises of the cruel German rule in Namibia and the final return of the h ...

When Will Germany Finally Return All The Namibian Bones?

Jan 30, 2018 | Feature Article

We are certainly nowhere near the end of the surprises of the cruel German rule in Namibia and the final return of the h ...

Ifa bowl, agere ifa, carried by a seated woman, Yoruba, Nigeria, now in Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Parzinger’s Cri De Coeur: Genuine Plea For Un/unesco Assistance Or Calculation T...

Jan 24, 2018 | Feature Article

Truth must be repeated constantly because error is being repeatedly preached round about all the time, and not just b ...

Face pendant, Baule, Cte dIvoire, now in Muse du quai Branly, Paris, France.

Musée Du Quai Branly As Ally In Quest For Restitution Of African Artefacts?

Jan 15, 2018 | Feature Article

If events continue at this rate and in this manner, I could become a firm believer in miracles, by the end of the year. ...

Figure of a seated male. One of the looted Nigerian Nok terracotta bought by the French, now in the possession of the Muse du Quai Branly, Paris, France, with a dubious post factum consent of the Nigerian government.

Nigeria Demands Unconditional Return Of Looted Artefacts: A Season Of Miracles?

Dec 31, 2017 | Feature Article

lsquo;It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international marke ...

Saltcellar, Benin, Nigeria, now in Bode Museum, Berlin, Germany, on its way to Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Humboldt Forum And Selective Amnesia: Research Instead Of Restitution Of African...

Dec 21, 2017 | Feature Article

ldquo;It is especially difficult to procure an object without at least employing some force. I believe that half of ...

Royal statues, Dahomey, Republic of Benin, now in Muse du quai Branly, Paris, France.Left, King Gll, half-lion, half- man. Centre, King Ghzo, half-bird, half-man.Right, King Bhanzin, half-shark, half-man.

Macron Promises To Return African Artefacts In French Museums: A New Era In Afri...

Dec 10, 2017 | Feature Article

hellip; our research methods resemble the interrogations of an investigating magistrate much more than amicable con ...

World Museum, formerly Ethnology Museum, Vienna, Austria.

World Museum, Vienna, Re-Opens: Renovated Premises For Cultural Objects Of Other...

Nov 27, 2017 | Feature Article

lsquo;We are pleased to participate in this exhibition. It links us, nostalgically, with our past. As you put thi ...

Kwame Opoku, Dr.

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