Benin is emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling tourism destinations. From UNESCO-listed heritage and Vodun traditions to wildlife parks, creative culture, and human-centered travel, “Benin, a ...

On the 'Lover's Canal' in Ganvie, a lake village in Benin, love can flow in unusual ways. Long a place for chance encounters, this stretch of water has over the years become a favoured meeting spot ...

Villagers traverse the waterways of Ganvie, a village built on wooden pilings on Lake Nokoue, near Cotonou in Benin, Saturday March 3, 2001 ...

Ciara and Samuel L Jackson are among the big names who have become citizens of African countries in recent years.

Cambridge University has said seventeen pieces of Benin artefacts will remain on loan and on display at the MAA ...

Cambridge University has formally returned legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria, a key step in addressing colonial-era cultural dispossession.

West African nations have used the leap in DNA technology as inspiration to build up their tourism infrastructure and attract African Americans to come and learn about their roots.

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Tourism remains one of the most underutilized economic goldmines in Nigeria, despite the country rsquo;s vast natural beauty, ...

A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has reported. The institution ...

The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.