Benin City underwent its most extensive archaeological dig to date in the lead up to the opening of MOWAA (Museum of West ...

A troop of female warriors led by General Nanisca, brilliantly played by Viola Davis, has just emerged from the bushes. In the ensuing battle against the men of the Mahi village, who are opposed to ...

The MOWAA opening is delayed thanks to protesters crashing a preview event of the highly anticipated Museum of West African ...

The opening of the multi-million-dollar Museum of West African Arts has been delayed due to protests. Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the highly anticipated Museum of West African Arts in Benin City ...

DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved ...

The second time, King Kpodegbe Toyi Djigla passed the phone to his English-speaking wife, Queen Djehami Kpodegbe Kwin-Epo. Together, the couple serve as the traditional leaders of Allada, a state in ...

Protesters have targeted a new multi-million dollar museum in Nigeria and forced organisers to postpone Tuesday's planned ...

The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group paid a heartfelt tribute to the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, at the Oba Palace in Benin with a dance performance. This is ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has asked Benin not to impose a controversial 20-year jail sentence on opposition politician Sebastien Ajavon for a drugs conviction, his lawyer told AFP ...

THE Benin Traditional Council (BTC) last night dismissed rumored death of the Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, the Oba of Benin. The rumored death of the revered monarch went viral on the internet ...