Activists seeking to ‘return’ African art go on trial in France

A Congolese activist and four others went on trial on Wednesday on theft charges for trying to remove a 19th-century African funeral pole from a Paris museum, as part of a protest campaign against colonial-era plundering.
African art and artefacts return home
African art and artefacts return home thanks to Chinese investment
The initiative to bring back African art and artefacts to Africa is not only confined to Killmonger in the movie Black Panther. The rise in demand and negotiations for restoring looted African objects is being led by African museums, archaeologists, and art collectors. Thanks to Chinese investments, these African objects will return home.