One Man’s Journey to Reclaim the Remains of a Tanzanian War Hero

Museums the world over are filled with stolen works of art and historical artifacts. Mnyaka Sururu Mboro has spent most of his life on a mission to return these sacred objects to where they came from. He describes his emotional journey to reclaim the remains of Tanzanian war hero Mangi Meli with reporter Tarisai Ngangura.

MORE: 

• The colonized world wants its artifacts back.
• The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is amidst an ongoing controversy surrounding dubiously sourced colonial artifacts that we see in museum collections across Europe.
• Watch VICE World News host Zing Tsjeng travel to Oxford and explore the controversy around dubiously sourced colonial artifacts.
• Colonizers stole Africa’s art. This man is taking it back.

CREDITS:

This episode was reported by Tarisai Ngangura and produced by Julia Nutter.

VICE News Reports is produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca and Julia Nutter. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound Design and music composition by Steve Bone and Kyle Murdock. 

Our executive producer and VP of VICE Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is senior production manager for VICE Audio. Production coordination by Steph Brown. Fact checking by Nicole Pasulka. 

Episode art by our host, Arielle Duhaime-Ross.