OUIDAH, Benin — Less than a mile from what ... a major regional power in pre-colonial days. A modern-day king of Dahomey, Dédjalagni ­Agoli-Agbo, still presides, even though the title is ...

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 ...

COTONOU, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 ... be housed in a museum in the city of Ouidah before being transferred to a new museum being ...

Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 returned ... The artifacts will initially be housed in a museum in the city of Ouidah before being transferred to a new museum ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first edition of this unmissable event will take place on January 9 and 10, 2024, in Ouidah. The celebrations will take place within the historic city and on the beach, near the famous Door of ...

OUIDAH, Benin - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the reptiles ...