Frank S. Matsura arrived in Washington state’s Okanogan County, which had recently been established along the U.S.–Canadian border.

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena ...

But the chances of any more bronzes being returned appear to be slim as long as there are strong political disagreements between the Benin royal family, the NCMM and Nigeria’s federal institutions.

Former New Mexico Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon, a prominent Democrat from Milan who received a Bronze Star for his service as a combat medic in the Army during the Vietnam War, died Monday after battling ...

Cotonou: An Al Qaeda-linked militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week.

But the history of bronze across Asia is so rich, so ancient, that scholars around the world are still uncovering its secrets. In the Netherlands, for instance, they recently found that a tantric ...

Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge found his voice and expression in photography as early as 19. Born in Benin City in 1911, Alonge moved to Lagos at 14 fresh out of elementary school. It was there he ...

“At about 13:41 Hrs, the Osogbo-Ihovour line tripped, followed by the Benin-Omotosho line, which disrupted bulk power supply to the Lagos axis,” the statement read. Read also: Power outage raises ...