Barnaby Phillips

'The African Kingdom of Gold: Britain & the Asante Treasure' 'Loot;Britain & Benin Bronzes' 'Another Man's War'. Don't use this site; try

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@Rixpoet @dwnews Check their website..iwm.org.uk some are digitised but many not I fear

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Thank you Gbenga, so glad you enjoyed it.

[Gbenga Aborowa 🅾️ @Gbenga_Aborowa]

I just finished reading @BarnabyPhillips remarkable book 📕 Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain’s Forgotten African Army—my first book of 2025—and I’m still captivated by its profound narrative.

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@Rixpoet @dwnews Hi Onyango - i'm not sure of the archive situation in Kenya but the Imperial War Museum in London has superb archive of West Africans in Burma, and hence I suspect of East Africans as well.

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@aroberts_andrew I think that any paper that *still* confuses the Republic of Benin with Benin City (and the Benin Bronzes) will struggle to convince the undecided, let alone change minds.

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@Cass_Pennant I'm really sorry to hear that.
If you have any family details I can write to please let me know by DM

[Apollo Magazine @Apollo_magazine]

Barnaby Phillips reports on how the gradual return of Asante artefacts is being received in Ghana – and asks if the loans from UK museums go far enough.

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If you're interested in British empire & history of @britishmuseum and not yet seen the BM's Hew Locke exhibition do go- it runs to Feb 9th. Very stimulating. (And some fab books on sale!)

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How the return of Asante gold has gone down in Ghana - my latest from Kumasi. https://t.co/YyZlhjWQYH

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I wrote that. Do read it, and I'd be happy to discuss afterwards....

[Giles Udy @GilesUdy]

And, predictably, something on the ‘looted’ Benin Bronzes.

On the basis of this I’d say the chances of the Elgin (Parthenon) Marbles remaining in the U.K. are nil.

[Africa Nature Investors Foundation @ANI_Foundation]

We are very excited to post a camera trap picture of endangered African forest elephants in Okomu National Park.

@ANI_Foundation and the @NigeriaParks Service are working in parternership to protect the 220 sq km park and its precious population of forest elephants alongside African grey parrots, white throated guenon monkey, red capped mangabeys and white bellied pangolins.

We estimate there are about 30-40 elephants in the park. They face challenges from poaching, logging and farm encroachment. Over the last 2 years we have made good progress in bringing these threats under control through our rangers and engaging the local communities living around the park.

This picture was taken near a lake in the park that the elephants go to in the dry season to drink water. The picture was taken just before Christmas.

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[Barbara Plett Usher @BBCBarbaraPlett]

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[Barnaby Phillips @BarnabyPhillips]

The @HornimanMuseum opens a Great Benin Kingdom exhibition...with great Benin art, old & new. On the 2nd anniversary of its transfer of ownership of its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria @NCMMHQ

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@MishalHusain It's a huge loss for the BBC, Mishal. You've been fantastic, and wishing you every future success.

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Ghana's Asante kingdom: Celebrating the king banished by the British to Seychelles - my piece from Kumasi
https://t.co/mbT6y0WUw5

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100 yrs ago this week King Prempeh returned to Asante
from distant Seychelles after 28 years exile. Britain sent +70 Asante political prisoners to Seychelles. Today in Kumasi celebrations of the Asante kingdom's survival...with the President of Seychelles.

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Ratton was convinced by Bill Fagg to sell it on 'sans profit' to Asantehehe Opoku Ware. Today I saw it in Kumasi- in regular use as a royal gun-bearers hat, as intended all those years ago.

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One small story of return. 1974 Christies sold a gold plated hat 'Property of a Lady...taken by Lt Cowan..from the dressingroom of Asantehene..Kumasi 1874'. The Paris dealer Charles Ratton bought it, £2,520

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https://t.co/fpZifDG8dI

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

At least 18 protesters and a police officer have died during weeks of unrest across Mozambique since the October 9 election. Frelimo, the ruling party for nearly 50 years, was declared the winner, but opposition parties claim widespread electoral fraud.

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

EXCL: Chx gives BBC World Service a 25% uplift in govt grant next year, in soft power boost

@FT is told it's an extra £27mn, on top of baseline £104mn

Budget confirmed funding increase, but (oddly) not amount

Comes as UK struggles to counter rise in Russian/Chinese propaganda

Story w/ @danielthomasldn

https://t.co/uaowwczm6x