An archaeologist shows a group of visitors around excavations at the heart of Benin City in Nigeria, in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at ...

Ciara returned to Benin for Vodun Days months after becoming a citizen, as the festival continues to position Ouidah as a key ...

Already a Beninese citizen, American singer Ciara is soon to be joined by her husband, former NFL star quarterback Russell ...

Benin's “My Afro Origins” program is an important piece of President Patrice Talon’s plan to raise his country's profile by ...

Historian Itohan I. Osayimwese's new book examines the legacy of cultural displacement and the looting of Africa’s built ...

African cultural event inspired by FESMAN but plans to use a different name. Culture Minister Jean-Michel Abimbola confirms the openness during the Vodun Days cultural festival. The initiative aligns ...

With deeply rooted traditions—and a growing contemporary art and food scene—the nation of Benin is beginning to welcome ...

On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the ...