Africa: Return of Looted Artefacts to Africa

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Africa: Return of Looted Artefacts to Africa

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The conversation on the return of African art, popularly known as tribal artefacts by art scholars, has once again resurfaced in recent times. A few weeks ago, the Uganda Tourism Association asked for an establishment of a committee to lead the return of Ugandan artefacts from foreign Museums. The tribal artefacts include in particular, objects taken from Bunyoro Kingdom during the invasion of the British colonialists to the Kingdom in 1894. This plea is obviously inspired by a series of similar calls by a

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