COTONOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Beninese Minister of Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari on Tuesday extended the warmest New Year greetings to the Chinese government and people on behalf of the ...

The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds -- and some ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...

In a statement issued Jan. 10, Benin’s Catholic bishops said that diversity in opinions should be a “source of strength” for ...

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou talks about his philanthropic work, and how ‘systemic racism’ means he’s still ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

This week on Business Africa, we cover the resurgence of oil production in South Sudan, the strengthening of economic ties ...

(CNN) — Having grown up in the west African country of Benin, when two-time Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou immigrated to the US in 1990 to pursue his acting dreams, he felt a pain he ...

Approximately 2,000 people gathered at Kanawha Plaza in downtown ... Hounsou has plans to expand the event to Liverpool and Ouidah, Benin, over the next few years as a symbolic representation ...

According to Benin's culture minister Jean-Michel Abimbola ... "There are secrets known only to people such as me who have been initiated. But I can say that women do have a central place in voodoo," ...

Benin is looking to raise $750 million through its sale of dollar bonds, according to people familiar with the deal, matching the amount it raised last year as it becomes the first African ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Militants inflicted heavy losses on ... For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital Region’s fascinating people, places and pivotal ...