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Egypt
Society | Culture - Arts

King Tut statue among stolen pieces, UN confirms

afrol News, 16 February - Several important relics from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo are reported missing after the unrests, including a statue of Tutankhamen, the UN today confirms.

Egypt
Culture - Arts

US returns Tutankhamun collection to Egypt

afrol News, 11 November - The US Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to repatriate a collection of ancient Egyptian objects, including some that had belonged to King Tutankhamun and had been in New York since 1948.

Western Sahara
Culture - Arts | Society

Sahrawi refugee to court: "I'm not a slave"

afrol News, 17 June - Sahrawi refugee Fetim Salam Hamdi has been portrayed as a slave in a poorly translated documentary film. But Ms Hamdi insists she is a free woman and now goes to court to stop the film's screaning.

Africa
Culture - Arts | Science - Education

African students to get common history syllabus

afrol News, 10 June - In an effort to ensure that African youth learn about their common heritage, the UN, historians, education specialists and governments are now developing a history syllabus for schools across the continent.

Mali
Science - Education | Culture - Arts | Society

Timbuktu ancient document centre opening

afrol News, 27 May - Mali's famous old city of Timbuktu this weekend will see the opening of a new building housing and restoring a collection of an estimated 700,000 ancient manuscripts, recognised as one of Africa's principal cultural heritages.


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