An Ivorian dancer describes how wearing the traditional Zaouli face mask has changed his life:: August 3, 2025:: Porto Novo, ...

Novo, blends sacred rituals and vivid performances to spotlight Vodun traditions and promotes the capital as a cultural hub.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Minister Odumegwu-Ojukwu has visited Nigerian pastor Benjamin Egbaji, jailed in Benin Republic, reaffirming the government’s citizen diplomacy commitment.

Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, have been appointed by the government of Benin as thematic ambassadors to African-Americans in the United States. The couple’s new role is ...

Benin City is not a megalopolis like Lagos, but its 1.8 million people still generate a lot of traffic. The most conspicuous structure inside the oval is a huge metal billboard frame.