Novo, blends sacred rituals and vivid performances to spotlight Vodun traditions and promotes the capital as a cultural hub.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Residents of Kwara and Niger rejoice as feared terror leader Mahmuda, who tormented border communities, is reportedly ...

A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are ...

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event celebrating ancestral spirits, heritage, and traditional identity.

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Early Warning Directorate (EWD) and the ECOWAS Peace Fund (EPF), is carrying out a joint technical mission to Ghana and Benin from July 31 to August 05, 2025, to ...

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have agreed on a joint trade framework to eliminate trade bottlenecks, facilitate economic development, and create new opportunities across ...

Benin Bronzes on display in the Humboldt Forum, a museum complex in Berlin. Berlin’s museums contain over 1,000 bronzes, though they no longer own them. Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times ...