OUIDAH — The tree still stands in front of ... where it has been reignited by the Black Lives Matter movement, the toppling of colonial monuments and demands for reparations.

Benin is an undiscovered paradise in West Africa, a country steeped in culture and colonial history ... to uncover the voodoo culture is the Ouidah voodoo festival, where followers perform ...

The coastal town of Ouidah was one of Africa’s most active ... “For enslaved Africans, it was a way of resisting slavery.” ...

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the ...

In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men and women dressed mainly in white take turns to dance around a bowl of millet, a freshly slaughtered chicken and alcohol.

"Although the Swiss were not the villains of colonial history, they were nonetheless accomplices and free riders whose impact should not be underestimated," said Marc Triebelhorn in the Neue ...

The Viceroy of Ouidah tells the real-life story of Francisco Manoel da Silva, a white Brazilian who became the most powerful slave trader on the West African coast in the 1800s. He was born into ...