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It’s a big week for art in Nigeria. Lagos hosts the Contemporary Fair this weekend, while Benin City prepares for the opening of the long-awaited Museum of West African Art. The multi-million-euro project, backed by France, Germany, the Getty Foundation, and the British Museum, was meant to house the famed Benin Bronzes, looted by British forces in 1897 – but that plan has sparked controversy. Marie-Cécile Zinsou, president of the Zinsou Foundation, explains why.
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Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves 200 dead
In tonight's edition, at least 200 people have been killed in a coltan mine collapse in the East of the...
