Fongbe (Fon) is the most widely-spoken local language in Southern Benin but this language is gradually losing its place as a ...

Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the ...

A militant attack on an army position has killed six soldiers in northern Benin, where government troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by armed Islamist groups, an army spokesperson said.

At a major church conference in Benin, bishops and experts address Africa’s migration crisis, youth employment, and pastoral ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin bronze statues to Nigeria, the Dutch embassy in Abuja announced this week. It ...

The return of the Benin Bronzes, looted by British colonial forces in 1897, has become a rallying cry for Nigeria’s cultural restitution movement. Despite promises from Western institutions to return ...

The Netherlands say over a 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s in museums will ...

The completion of the maintenance works guarantees the continued safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the West African ...

Benin and coastal neighbor Togo have both suffered attacks in recent years as groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda expanded their presence beyond West Africa's central Sahel region to the ...

The stolen bronzes are among Africa's finest and most significant ... of the historic kingdom of Benin rightfully owned all returned Benin Bronzes and was responsible for managing all places ...