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Germany hands over 20 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria to deal with ‘dark colonial past’

A ceremony held in Nigeria on Tuesday (20 December), which saw twenty historic bronze sculptures returned to the country by Germany as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past,” was the culmination of a years-long process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items looted during the colonial era. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock […]

Emmerson PLC’s Morocco potash project on track to launch construction

Head of Emmerson PLC Graham Clarke, a Morocco focused potash company, said that preparations are on track to launch Africa’s largest potash project in Khemisset (95 km east of Rabat) Potash is a key ingredient in fertilizer production and demand for it is on the surge globally to meet increasing food needs. The London-listed company […]

Egypt: Minor Arrested for Plotting to Overthrow Regime

Egyptian authorities charged on Thursday a 16-year old boy for plotting to overthrow the government. Omar al-Brashi, a first year high school student was arrested while he was sitting for an exam at his high school in the northern port city of Damietta. He has been charged with international espionage, affiliation to a prohibited group […]