In the southern village of Gogotinkpon, which lives off fishing in Lake Aheme, locals regularly turn to the deities to help ...

Nollywood actress Precious Osayande has defended the Oba of Benin's ban on wearing sacred costumes at ceremonies by people ...

In a statement issued Jan. 10, Benin’s Catholic bishops said that diversity in opinions should be a “source of strength” for ...

The recent visit of the National Working Committee of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) to the Oba of Benin’s palace has ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...

The Oba of Benin, Evwuare II has restated his commitment to work closely with the apex social cultural and political umbrella body of the Niger Delta region, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). The royal ...

Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

and so if Haiti falls all we black people fall” with it, said Benin’s foreign minister, Olushegun Bakari. He said discussions were under way to to send troops to Haiti “to support and secure ...

Benin is looking to raise $750 million through its sale of dollar bonds, according to people familiar with the deal, matching the amount it raised last year as it becomes the first African ...

Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonized. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are finding out about the traditions of their ancestors, many of whom who were stolen by slave ...