Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

An estimated 80,000 children are at severe risk of cholera as heavy rains sweep across West and Central Africa, exacerbating ...

As Rolling Stone Africa's latest cover star, Ciara took a cultural visit to Benin where she left with citizenship to the West ...

Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted ...

US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering ...

Benin hopes that its latest moves will promote cultural tourism. The country’s coastline is part of what was once known as ...

Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee will be bridging gaps after being named Benin’s official ambassadors to African Americans in ...

An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa, a UN ...

West Africa is the birthplace of Voodoo; in Togo and Benin ancestors commingle with the living. Whether it’s vulture heads for sale at a fetish market or sacred bloodstained altars, Voodoo is ...

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African-Americans in the US. The couple are expected to ...