A group of women under the aegis of Concerned Market Women staged a peaceful protest in Benin City on Monday, condemning the ...

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2026 - The World Bank approved $100 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Benin ...

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin. This weekend brought ...

Benin is set to make history this September as its women’s national cycling team will become the first African squad to compete in a major UCI-sanctioned race on U.S. soil, organisers of the Maryland ...

The Edo chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s group paid a heartfelt tribute to the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, at the Oba Palace in Benin with a dance performance. This is ...

An initiate Kokou, a traditional warrior deity, covers herself with a mixture of red vegetable oil mixed with corn flour as festivities get under way - Copyright AFP ...

- 'Secrets' - "Without women both out there in the foreground and behind the scenes there would be no Vodun Days, nor voodoo. They are essential pillars" of the festivities, Dah Adoko Gbediga, ...