In 2021, Germany agreed to return the artefacts it holds that were taken from Benin. In the same year, the University of Aberdeen returned a bronze back to its country of origin. Image caption ...

Benin's image as a bastion of democracy and stability in West Africa has been dented under President Patrice Talon, who went back on a pledge not to run for another term and oversaw an opposition ...

In the hills of central Benin, the dry season is getting tougher ... in ever-larger groups in order to be able to provide for their cattle herds. Image: STEPS Boubé, a young man in his 30s ...

Brandon Clifford New Research Sean Kingsley - History Correspondent In February 1897, some 1,200 British soldiers raided the Kingdom of Benin in what is now southwestern Nigeria, razing the Edo ...

Beautifully cast by expert craftsmen from Benin City in what’s now southwest Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes have been languishing in museums all over the world for almost 125 years. Increasingly ...