Ciara, the Grammy-winning singer, has made history by becoming one of the first to receive Beninese citizenship through a ...

Filipino singer-songwriter Clara Benin is set to release her sophomore album, "befriending my tears (and then some)," on ...

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 ...

The commission’s Director-General outlined efforts to boost renewables and addressed concerns over electricity exports.

PORTO NOVO, Benin -- A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and ...

Benin's image as a bastion of democracy and stability in West Africa has been dented under President Patrice Talon, who went back on a pledge not to run for another term and oversaw an opposition ...

As more looted art comes back to Africa, countries have wrestled with the right way to display it. That 200,000 people have lined up for a show suggests Benin has found an answer. By Elian Peltier ...

The first-ever Benin Pavilion at the Venice Biennale will be on display for eight months in Venice, Italy. Beninese artists Romuald Hazoumé, Chloé Quenum, Ishola Akpo, and Moufouli Bello touch ...

The cockerel, donated to the university in 1905 by the father of a student, is a Benin Bronze, looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin city, in modern Nigeria, during which British forces ...

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.

Benin Bronzes on display in the Humboldt Forum, a museum complex in Berlin. Berlin’s museums contain over 1,000 bronzes, though they no longer own them. Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times ...