Former street acrobat turned international circus performer Prime Ezinse, has launched Circo Bénin Circus School and its accompanying festival to give new structure and visibility to West Africa’s ...

Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king) and his wives covering their mouths with white ...

In this column, I have been setting the stage for a look at how Jesus’ life itself was a social and political movement.

Parakou, Benin’s third-largest city, pulses with life in the northern Borgou Department. With over 200,000 residents, it’s a crossroads for trade, connecting farmers from the cotton-rich plains—which ...

In Benin, a 'kataklè' - a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey - has been returned by ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...

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 Monarch personally prayed for him, unlike the usual practice of delegating a palace chief to do so. The Monarch noted that some persons came to destroy the Kingdom, but the current ...

unlike the usual practice of delegating a palace chief to do so. The foremost king noted that some persons came to destroy the Benin kingdom but the current Governor came to rescue the state.

The Benin Traditional Council has announced that 67 Enigie in the Benin Kingdom have been suspended with immediate effect. This was confirmed by the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council ...