N’Ivbiotor also sang to the tunes of royal drummers, prayed for the foremost king and proclaimed peace in Benin Kingdom. Royal guilds, including Ifiento and Emehe, gave a good account of ...

The tortured architect in Brady Corbet’s film required a powerhouse performance from Adrien Brody. The Oscar winning actor ...

Benin is not the first country to grant citizenship to descendants of slaves. Earlier this month, Ghana naturalized 524 ...

Benin's new law grants citizenship to descendants of the slave trade. Nadege Anelka and Nate Debos apply for citizenship to reclaim their heritage.

It originated in the kingdom of Dahomey — in the south of present-day Benin — and revolves around the worship of spirits and ancestors through rituals and offerings. Slavery brought Vodun to ...

Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun has announced a 2025 tour, titled the “Ask That God” tour, in support of their fourth studio album of the same name, which was released on ...

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised to share the Commission’s experience and make available relevant documents to help the Commission Electorale ...

The Brutalist is about architecture in the way that Citizen Kane is about sledding. The entire epic works its way toward a glimmering reveal, the essential metaphor of America expressed in a single ...

Founded in 1384, the Bamoun kingdom tells an extraordinary history. A Cameroonian archaeologist visits the new museum of the ...

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