Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Delegates have been attending a conference in Niamey in support of the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS), comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The alliance was formed after the three countries experienced military coups and aims to provide support while they’ve been cut off from much of the international community. An economic and defense confederation, the ASS was formed in September last year.
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