Ahram Weekly continues tour of world Egyptological collections after the soft opening of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum with a ...

The soldiers, disappointed not to find any of the kingdom’s legendary treasure, raised a French flag and drank Béhanzin’s gin ...

This year’s best releases are crucial reminders of the vitality and the invigorating energy of independent filmmaking—at all levels, ranging from the megamillions that Francis Ford Coppola personally ...

The 20 best films that defined the year, capturing everything from emotional journeys to pure cinematic spectacle.

Kéré Architecture has other projects in West Africa that are currently underway, including the Benin National Assembly which was designed to mimic tree canopies and the perforated-brick Goethe ...

Books & the Arts / Can the ethnographic museum be reinvented? Farah Abdessamad In 1931, Paris hosted a spectacular event called the International Colonial Exhibition. Almost 8 million people visited ...

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 ...