The Benin Empire at its zenith was said to have extended to River Niger in the east and south, into Yoruba lands (Oyo) and what came to be known as Dahomey. The 1897 British Invasion ...

Cotonou (AFP) – Benin's traditional kingdom of Abomey has been plunged into mourning after the death of its ruler, a royal dignitary said Thursday. Issued on: 23/12/2021 - 15:28 1 min Reading time ...

German officials announced they have reached an agreement with Nigeria to return artifacts looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin and now housed in German museums; other nations also hold bronzes.

For the people of Benin Kingdom, this ancient ceremony has been passed down from generation to generations of kings or Obas for almost 700 years. CNN values your feedback 1.

Nigeria's famed Benin bronzes -- artefacts stolen during British colonial rule and scattered across the globe -- have a new online archive that aims to become a digital record of the treasures.

The Kingdom of Benin was a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. In Benin city, the capital of Edo state, the royal bronze casters guild, which was founded in the 13th Century ...

Updated at 4:12 p.m. ET on July 10, 2023. I n December, a German plane landed in the Nigerian capital of Abuja bearing 20 precious objects: artwork from the ancient kingdom of Benin, now ...

Cotonou (AFP) – Benin's traditional kingdom of Abomey has been plunged into mourning after the death of its ruler, a royal dignitary said Thursday. Issued on: 23/12/2021 - 15:28 1 min ...

The ancient trade of Benin bronzes The Kingdom of Benin was a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria. In Benin city, the capital of Edo state, the royal bronze casters guild, which ...