Arts & Culture
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5 Africa-born designers open digital Milan Fashion Week
London, Feb. 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Five designers of African origin making their runway debuts opened Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday under the banner “We are ... -
Tunisian doctor plays violin to boost morale of covid-19 patients
London, Feb. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-In Tunisia, Violin, a stringed musical instrument has become a new innovation in medical therapy for the management of covid-19 patients, ... -
Despite refusing to return stolen artefacts, Nigeria to allow British Museum dig for more Benin treasures
London, Nov. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The British Museum has announced plans to help “investigate the history of the Kingdom of Benin”, with a grand archaeology ... -
Barbados to pull down 200-year old statue of British slavery supporter
London, Oct. 26, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Barbados is to remove the statue of a British slave trade supporter, Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the National ... -
France Returns 25,500 Rare Artefacts, Fossils to Morocco
London, Oct. 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-France has returned to Morocco close to 25,500 rare archaeological artefacts and fossils. Customs authorities in Arles and Perpignan intercepted ... -
French Parliament approves the return of 26 stolen artefacts to Benin, Senegal
London, Oct. 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-French lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to return prized artefacts to Benin and Senegal more than a century after they ... -
Paris plans first statue to honour Black woman hanged for resisting slavery
London, Sep. 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The city of Paris said on Saturday the French capital plans its first statue of a black woman to honour ... -
Two African women authors, four others make final shortlist for 2020 Booker prize
London, Sep. 15, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Two African women writers and four others have made been the final shortlist for this year’s Booker Prize The African ... -
Black activists storm Dutch museum to forcefully retrieve “stolen”Congolese artefact
London, Sep. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A group of black activists have taken laws into their hand by forcefully retrieving a Congolese funeral statue from a ... -
Egypt unearths 2,500 years old coffins
London, Sep. 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A collection of more than 13 intact and sealed coffins has been unearthed in Saqqara, the first step towards a ...
