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The guest of “Afrique Hebdo” this week imagines himself as a black pope, a local chief, Martin Luther King or even a lookalike of the communist leader Mao. In his self-portraits, Samuel Fosso captures the complexity of black and African identities, he recounts the style of the seventies, pays homage to civil rights activists and questions colonialism. His famous series entitled “Tati” is exhibited at the Parisian gallery Christophe Person and put up for sale for the very first time on the art market.
In Mauritius, the trafficking of monkeys intended for laboratories
Mauritius is the world’s second largest exporter of long-tailed macaques, behind China. Every year, more than 7,000 individuals of this species of monkeys are sent to various countries, mainly in Europe and the United States for biomedical research. A business that brings in more than a billion Mauritian rupees every year. This lucrative market has also led to the creation of illegal export networks. A clandestine breeding of more than 400 primates was recently dismantled by the police. Animal defense associations denounce acts of cruelty and mistreatment.
On the construction site-school of the Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin
In Benin, the construction of the Museum of the Epic of the Amazons and the Kings of Danhomey is closely monitored. Located on the palatial site of Abomey, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, it is to house 350 objects recounting three centuries of history. While waiting for the concrete start of the work, a hundred craftsmen are being trained in the best restoration techniques that will allow the country’s treasures to be preserved.
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