In Benin, a Kokou initiate - a devotee of the warrior god in traditional religion - is covered in red palm oil mixed with ...

A voodoo chiefs walk past The Point of No Return monument, which commemorates the slave trade, during the annual Voodoo ...

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has begun the annual Igue festival with Ugierhoba traditional rites at his palace in Benin. The palace’s protocol was ...

Heir-apparent Prince William is flexing his royal muscle in a big way going into 2025 as he declares the Sussexes and Prince ...

Nate Debos, 37, an American musician living in New Orleans, learned about Benin’s citizenship law while visiting for the Porto Novo mask festival. He had never been to West Africa before ...

A pizza party for people experiencing homelessness, Diwali celebrations, an accordion fest and more are happening this ...

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Some African Americans are among those are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade.

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Some Americans and others are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade. It’s part of efforts ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In November 1892, after two years of skirmishes between French colonialist troops and the African kingdom ...