The kingdom of Ife developed in the rainforest in the 600s. Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began ... people still remember their ancient traditions.

A mosque in Mali. From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part of Nigeria and Asante is in Ghana.

Just in that corner stood until the end of the 19thCentury the ancient Kingdom of Benin. In 1486, six years before Columbus sailed to the west, Portuguese traders searching for pepper first ...

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a ...

It’s about how Benin and its government and people are ... be a casual meeting becomes a journey in time, a door to the ancient kingdom of Danxomè. Alexis leads us through the grand arched ...

Nigeria has been working for years to repatriate the so-called Benin Bronzes, a group of thousands of objects the United Kingdom looted in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin, now part of Nigeria.

Itua added that the governor also complied with the Federal Government’s directive by restoring the full statutory rights of the Oba of Benin on the ownership of ancient artefacts looted by the ...

In addition to the seven pieces given back to India, it also returned 19 bronzes from the ancient kingdom of Benin and 25 other items - mainly ceremonial objects - from the Cheyenne River and ...