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Barman-turned-travel guide Kieran Brown said he visited Venice 'a long time ago' and did not like the city as it was too expensive.
Benin creates the Agency for the Development of Ruminant Farming (ADER) to boost local cattle, sheep, and goat sectors. • National ruminant meat production meets only 49.3% of demand, forcing imports ...
An unspecified sum was also raised via sales from a similar project in Benin’s Pendjari and W national parks ... cattle into Pendjari by shooting and killing large numbers of the animals. In June, the ...
Benin is headed for its deadliest month of Islamist violence since militants linked to al-Qaeda began making inroads in the West African country in 2021.
Five Benin Bronzes that were donated by Lehman remain in the museum’s collection, including a pendant showing an oba and two dignitaries. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Robert Owen Lehman Collection.
The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Tuesday. The gallery opened in 2013 after the MFA accepted works lent from the collection of Robert Owen ...
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) had announced the suspension of the 71 Enigie (Dukes) in Benin Kingdom, alleging that they engaged in anti-palace and rebellious activities against the Oba of ...
The Netherlands has become the latest country to agree to return the Benin Bronzes, works of art looted by the British from the Kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria, in 1897. The Dutch ...
OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of locals and foreigners who flock to the Atlantic coast ...
Benin has started construction of the 25 MW Forsun PV plant, which is set to join the Defisol and TTC projects to expand the Illoulofin Solar Power Station’s total capacity to 75 MW. The ...
Northern Benin is fast becoming one of the most dangerous areas in the world for wildlife rangers: In late July, five rangers working for the conservation NGO African Parks were killed in an ...
The traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria has welcomed a US museum’s decision to return two precious artefacts stolen by British forces in the 19th century. In a ceremony at the ...