Thousands of spectators gathered in Benin on Sunday for the country’s annual Mask Festival, a vibrant cultural event ...

Cassandra Lewis awaits approval from West African nation while reflecting on her great-great-grandfather Cudjo Lewis's ...

A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are ...

From New Jersey to West Africa — Lauryn Hill just took a powerful journey back to her roots.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

NIgeria and the Republic of Benin have taken a step toward strengthening economic ties by endorsing a Framework for Enhanced ...

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

Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have begun formal steps to implement the economic cooperation agreement signed during the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit held in Abuja in June.This development ...

Singer Ciara gains Benin citizenship under Afro-descendant law, honoring slave trade history and Black diaspora heritage.

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

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City have clarified that St. Philomena College of Nursing is not government-owned, ...