Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French ...

Text of a public lecture delivered by Professor Ryder in Benin City, Nigeria in 1995. Includes discussion of the Scheme for the Study of Benin History and Culture. siris_sil_505954 ...

Do you know that Benin’s official capital is not its busiest or most modern city? It is tucked along the southeastern coastline near the Gulf of Guinea. The history of the city echoes through colonial ...

Ancestral African art is a linchpin of identity and a source of inspiration to creatives across the continent. But an estimated 90% % of cultural artifacts still remain outside of Africa, according to ...

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Benin continues its annual celebrations of indigenous religions, known in French (the country's official language) as the ‘fête nationale du vodoun’ (‘National Vodun Festival’), but has decided to ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent ...