“European institutions maintain substantial wealth in the form of African heritage, highlighting their vested interest in retaining these treasures.
The escalating financial worth of these historical artifacts, many dating back 500 years, stresses the economic motivations behind European reluctance to return them.”
According to the vice president, the Global Black Centre is actively engaged in supporting existing reparations movements and developing strategies for documenting and retrieving African artifacts.
In the meantime, Walker revealed that the Centre is exploring the creation of replicas to help make African heritage more accessible to the public.
African leaders are convening in Addis Ababa, where heritage reparation and restitution are expected to take center stage.
