France Passes a Bill to Return Looted Art to Benin and Senegal Within a Year The French Minister of Culture stopped short of admitting culpability, saying the bill 'is not an act of repentance, but an act of friendship and trust.' By Helen Holmes
Chef Pierre Thiam Gives NYC a Taste of Senegalese Hospitality at Teranga "I’m Senegalese and American, I’ve lived a big part of my life here, but I never wanted to disconnect from my culture," Thiam told Observer. By Nina Roberts