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African Treasures Return Home

11 décembre 2025 à 16:01
The Benin Bronzes, taken from what is now Nigeria, have become a symbol in the effort to return looted artifacts to their home countries.
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  • The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned Treasures
    Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized the ability to display and maintain the masterpieces. Our reporter, Alex Marshall, traveled to Nigeria to see some of the Bronzes.
     

The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned Treasures

11 décembre 2025 à 15:09
Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized the ability to display and maintain the masterpieces. Our reporter, Alex Marshall, traveled to Nigeria to see some of the Bronzes.
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  • The New Syria
    The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too.
     

The New Syria

7 décembre 2025 à 16:05
The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too.

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Celebrating one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Hama, Syria, on Friday.

Benin Coup Attempt to Oust Talon Has Been Foiled, Interior Minister Says

7 décembre 2025 à 15:30
A spokesman said 14 members of the military had been arrested. The West African country’s president, who was not seen for hours, appeared on television Sunday night and said the coup plot would “not go unpunished.”

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Soldiers patrolled in front of Benin’s radio and television offices in Cotonou on Sunday after an apparent coup attempt.
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