Among the thousands of refugees who have fled Mali since a jihadist uprising began more than a decade ago, one group is bound together by a grim commonality: their husbands …
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‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape
Some primal energy was unleashed among Nigerian artists in the years leading up to independence. The century-long reign of colonialism was nearing its end and the people of Nigeria, with …
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Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
In a corner of the new Museum of West African Art, visitors can marvel at a sample display of the cultural treasures that adorned the royal palace that once stood …
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‘It has been a big journey’: William Troost-Ekong on teaming up with Maro Itoje and giving back in Nigeria
When William Troost-Ekong wanted to set up his own foundation, there was only one place it could be located. Having first visited his father’s home town of Uyo in Akwa …
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‘This is a west African story’: how modern art tackled Nigeria’s identity crisis
What distinguishes modern Nigerian art from its traditional form? I had this question in mind when I attended a private viewing of Tate Modern’s new exhibition, Nigerian Modernism, which traces …
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Nigerian Modernism review: sacred groves, a shackled king and astonishing hair
Subtitled Art and Independence, Nigerian Modernism is a complicated, contrary exhibition, tracing the development of modern art in Nigeria from the period of British colonial rule to the end of …
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Seeing double: the wooden carvings that celebrate the Yorùbá’s unique connection to twins
When the Nigerian art collector, curator and dealer Kayode Adegbola was given a pair of Yorùbá twin statuettes – ère ìbejì – in 2022 as a reward for a successful …
Visions of resistance: women fighting to save their homeland – in pictures The theme of this year’s Women By Women exhibition, Rooted in Resistance, is to showcase images of women …
West Africans deported by the US to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, according to lawyers and deportees. The latest …
In February 2020, the Labour MP Richard Burgon won cross-party support from 29 MPs – 27 Labour, 1 DUP and 1 SNP – for a House of Commons early day …
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