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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...