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An eighth LDS missionary dies this year, surpassing 2023′s total fatalities
Tinotenda Watson Maumbe, who was serving in the faith’s Benin Cotonou Mission, fell in his apartment Wednesday and injured ...
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Inside West Africa's vanishing voodoo rituals — the world’s most secretive and misunderstood religion
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 ...
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In Benin, ‘Festival of African Saints’ aims to highlight local spiritual figures
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 ...
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Benin and other West African kingdoms
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 ...
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What was precolonial West Africa like?
The Mansas brought huge wealth and established Islam as the main religion. They created centres of learning and culture at Timbuktu and Djenné. The Kingdom of Benin was founded by the Edo people.