The pharaonic new museum will not make up for misguided policies

Head of the ethnographic institution applauds President Macron’s pledge to hand back African cultural heritage

The Art Newspaper team assesses the art world's fortunes in a turbulent year

Nicholas Thomas, professor of historical anthropology at Cambridge University, on the French President's statements about African artefacts

Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden will hold “international opening” in February

High costs and low footfall put end to non-profit institution

Works from his 10,000-strong holdings are on show in extensive survey at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris

London auction includes 60 artists from 14 countries across the continent, with several making their debut

As the first public show of the work opens in the UK, the former Virgin partner says he is looking for an “appropriate recipient” for donation

Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac tracks African roots and African routes in its upcoming exhibition

Three major shows are planned for Paris museum next year, including one featuring collection of Jean Pigozzi

Sufi-inspired exhibition aims to rescue Islam from the extremists

Why support has come from an unlikely corner

Collection of politically inspired works by artists from the Congo on the market

Retired stockbroker began buying in 1967

“I feel that at the time of the Medici they had my kind of rapport with their artists”