The Digest:
Nigeria’s Ministry of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy has officially received two historic Benin Bronzes returned from the United States, marking a significant step in the ongoing global effort to restore the nation’s looted cultural heritage.
Key Points:
The artifacts, a...
“They are ours, not yours.” With those five words, Victor Asemota — tech investor and son of Benin — answered The Atlantic’s David Frum, who had claimed Nigeria wasn’t fit to house the returned Benin Bronzes. Frum suggested they had “disappeared.” Asemota replied with clarity. Finders Not...