Sudan: Heritage Guardians – the Ongoing Quest to Save Sudan’s History

In mid-November, Sudanese social media accounts decried yet another loss rarely documented by the media – a priceless Nubian artefact was allegedly stolen and sold on an e-commerce platform. The illicit sale of a granite statue of King Aspelta, a powerful Nubian ruler of the ancient Kush Kingdom, sparked widespread condemnation on Twitter accounts.

Blue Shield International, an organisation that seeks to protect cultural heritage sites, along with the Ayin investigation team, managed to defuse…