President Muhammadu Buhari (r) warmly welcoming the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II during the audience the Oba had at the head of a delegation of the Oba of Benin in Council with the at the ...

finest moments and favorite photos. Our readers share tales of their ramblings around the world. Who: Kevin Alexander of Alexandria, Va. Where, when, why: In December, I traveled to Benin for two ...

Image Patrice Talon, center, the current president of Benin, during his election campaign in 2016.Credit...Pius Eutomi Ekpei/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mr. Talon had once been a donor ...

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 ...

These are edited extracts of that conversation. Image The three-story structure riffs on the design of a palace from the ancient Kingdom of Benin.Credit...Adjaye Associates There have been calls ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an unprecedented move for a United States arts institution, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return a promised gift of Benin Bronzes and close the collection's dedicated gallery on April 28.