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Culture Special

American joy and sorrow

The novel "Behold the Dreamers" scrutinises the "American dream" based on the experiences of an immigrant family from Cameroon

Culture Special

They did not belong anywhere

Leïla Slimani’s novel “In the country of others” casts a light on colonial mentality and the diverse facets of not belonging

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

A sustainable rural city creates employment opportunities for rural dwellers in Uganda

Wedding grants

Love or money

Controversial government subsidy leads to wave of weddings in Libya

Traditional health care

Escaping the curse of childlessness

Traditional approaches to overcoming infertility in Nigeria

Restitution

The return of the Benin objects

Hamburg Museum will return first Benin bronzes to Nigeria this year

The arts

Returning looted African art

In cooperation with African partners, Frankfurt’s Museum of World Cultures is tackling the issue of artefacts stolen in colonial times

Restitution of looted art

A difficult task

Debate on restitution of colonial looted art in Germany and France

Summer Special

Tribute to a murdered king

Hamburg MARKK exhibition spotlights the German colonial period in Cameroon

Summer Special

Witch-hunting, then and now

The documentary “The Letter” shows how witch-hunting still haunts modern-day Kenya

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