Tinotenda Watson Maumbe, who was serving in the faith’s Benin Cotonou Mission, fell in his apartment Wednesday and injured ...

It has suffered from a bad press internationally but is an official religion in the West African country of Benin. In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men ...

Predating many religions by tens of thousands of years, Voodoo is a way of life in its country of origin, Benin. Battle of Benin I’ve arrived in the tiny nation to unearth the final frontier of ...

For three years, the Diocese of Porto-Novo in Benin’s capital, has hosted the 'Festival of African Saints' on the eve of All Saints’ Day to raise awareness of Africa’s own saints and spiritual role ...

The kingdom of Ife developed in the rainforest in the 600s. Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began in the 900s and reached the height of its power between the 1400s and ...

Modern day Dahomey is Nigeria, Benin and Togo. After the transatlantic slave trade, the religion spread to the Caribbean, evolving into Haitian Vodou before eventually making its way to the United ...

It was a case of religious extremism. The soldier had been on off-duty and was walking along Wellington Street. His attackers ...

Equiano was born in Essaka, a small village in Benin, in 1745 ... He vividly describes the way of life, customs and religion of his village in his narrative. KIDNAP AND THE HORROR OF THE MIDDLE ...

Discover 7 essential facts about Ondo State ahead of the 2024 governorship election. Learn about the state's rich history as ...

What we are watching is 26 of 7,000 artefacts looted from what is today Benin by 19th-century French troops and now being readied for return to Africa. (The repatriation came after Emmanuel Macron ...

Looted by French colonial forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), these represent just a fraction of some 7,000 ...