I n the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, rituals, and spiritual fervour. Children dressed in vivid robes whirl to ...

And all this? It will be history. A young boy, Ibi, tells us how they are made using the 'lost wax' process, and why bronze was so important at the time. The people of Benin traded as far away as ...

The Ekasa dance, a spiritually significant procession, marks the conclusion of the first phase of her funeral rites. It is ...

And in that long and turbulent history, the Benin Bronzes, as they used to be known, hold a unique place. Made in what is now modern Nigeria, in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are ...

The theft of these artefacts remains a source of pain for the descendants of the ancient Benin Kingdom. Meanwhile, this development could intensify pressure on other institutions, particularly the ...

On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

Their theft still remains a point of pain for the descendants of those from the ancient Benin kingdom. This move may increase pressure on other institutions to return the Benin Bronzes ...

In 2022, Germany was the first to return over 20 Benin bronzes in a bid to deal with its "dark colonial history". "With this return, we are contributing to the redress of a historical injustice ...