{
  "id": 9582343,
  "title": "Mahama calls for Great African Museum to anchor continent’s heritage revival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/mahama-calls-for-great-african-museum-to-anchor-continents-heritage",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:11:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-calls-for-great-african-museum-to-anchor-continents-heritage-revival/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the African Union's proposed Great African Museum as a crucial step towards bolstering the continent's ability to safeguard and exhibit its cultural heritage. Mahama stated that Africa is currently establishing institutions well-positioned to take a leading role in the care and interpretation of cultural artifacts that have been repatriated from overseas. The President highlighted that the Great African Museum, in conjunction with the AU-EU Museum Partnership, offers a chance to enhance collaboration in conservation, research, and cultural education. Mahama cautioned against using Africa's infrastructure deficiencies as a rationale for keeping cultural assets outside the continent. \"Capacity must function as a pathway to restitution, not as an impediment to justice,\" he asserted during a high-level side event at the United Nations General Assembly, urging international partners to invest in African cultural institutions and to provide assistance in areas such as digitization, conservation techniques, and professional training.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted the African Union’s proposed Great African Museum as part of efforts to strengthen the continent’s capacity to preserve and showcase its cultural heritage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}