“You are,” Smith says as I stare at the newly exposed bright filigree of the Viking sword found in a river I have spent a ...

The Obas used art and architecture to show their power ... He dramatically increased the size of the empire and rebuilt Benin City and the royal palaces. He was the first warrior Oba.

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has reaffirmed China's dedication to deepening its partnership with Nigeria, as ...

These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories ... and the Kingdom of Benin became part of the British Empire. Image caption, The Obas ...

In October, members of the Wet’suwet’en Nation travelled to Paris and gathered around the K’ëgit pole for the first time ...

When the Ottomans finally closed the land routes to the rich markets of the East, the Europeans, desperate to continue with ...

Since the Yuan Dynasty had its origins in the even larger Mongol Empire, it’s no surprise that Yuan-era China saw trade through Central Asia flourish like never before. The Yuan grew rich on exports ...

Musée du Quai Branly, which was built 20 years ago to house Indigenous art, is France’s largest ... looted from the West African country of Benin. But the extent of restitution has fallen ...

Despite lacking pottery or visual art—typically considered hallmarks ... groundwork for all subsequent Andean cultures. The Aksum Empire dominated the Horn of Africa. Aksum was famous for ...

Rewriting history is dangerous, as in saying the Benin Empire owes little to Ile-Ife and ... From music to songs, literature to any form of art generally, the descendants of Oduduwa have ...

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