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'We Are Asking What Belongs to Us': Nigerian Official on Cultural Repatriation

'We Are Asking What Belongs to Us': Nigerian Official on Cultural Repatriation

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'We Are Asking What Belongs to Us': Nigerian Official on Cultural RepatriationObjects taken during colonial rule "because the Western world felt they were... 22.07.2026, Sputnik Africa

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'We Are Asking What Belongs to Us': Nigerian Official on Cultural RepatriationObjects taken during colonial rule "because the Western world felt they were superior" are now being reclaimed through a united effort by "government, organizations, and individuals," Wasa Gertrude Mobunubhata, administrative head of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, told Sputnik Africa. Cultural repatriation is not about displaying objects in glass cases but about restoring the foundational cultural capital that Africa's creative economy currently lacks, she added.To value intellectual labor, African states must invest in:🟠universities, 🟠research institutions, 🟠creative sectors."The deprivation of these cultural assets is not an abstract intellectual debate. It is an ongoing world of self-knowledge and identity. We are the owner of our objects."Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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