Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin ... ancient traditions. They hold special ceremonies called durbars. This photograph shows an Asante chief at a durbar. Most West African ...

These are the earliest known sculptures on the continent, next to those of Ancient Egypt ... astounded by what he described as the 'great city of Benin'. Over a hundred years later, a Dutch ...

In the ancient town of Ouidah ... drawing attendees from across Africa and beyond. Visitors flock to Ouidah, nestled on Benin’s Atlantic coast, to witness one of the world’s oldest religions ...

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).

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

The Netherlands has agreed to return more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the latest European country to return cultural artefacts to Africa, the Dutch embassy in Abuja said on Wednesday.

Nigeria is trying to find thousands of bronze sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on ...

Their theft still remains a point of pain for the descendants of those from the ancient Benin kingdom ... to open the Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City in 2026, designed by the British ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - The Netherlands has agreed to return more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the latest European country to return cultural artefacts to Africa ... on Benin City in 1897 ...