COTONOU, Benin — In a modest yet vibrant martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers northeast of Benin's ...

The often violent history of public statues and museum collections—including that of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum—is told in ...

For 53-year-old Damien Agossou Degbo, the Chinese martial arts are not merely a physical discipline but a philosophy, a way of life, and above all, a bridge ...

Damien Agossou Degbo (front) instructs his students at his martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers ...

In a rapidly evolving world where digital transformation continues to shape daily life, the preservation of culture has ...

The Ethiopian American film-maker Sosena Solomon spent two years making short documentaries about specific heritage sites for ...

One can only imagine what a culture shock it must have been for a French-speaking teen from the hot and steamy, musical cultures Africa.

A concert featuring artists from northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was held Tuesday night at the Chinese ...

The kataklè was returned to Benin by Finland on Tuesday, with Finnish minister of culture Mari-Leena Talvitie ... delving into texts on Beninese art and the restitution of works of art to ...

In 2018, France announced it would return 26 works looted from Benin, fulfilling the promise in November 2021 at the request of the Beninese government. The restitution ceremony for these artefacts ...

In the heart of Benin's capital, a monk, ordained at China's legendary Shaolin Temple, has turned a tranquil courtyard into a martial arts hub. Degbo Agossou Damien leads daily sessions in Kung Fu ...