The Netherlands says it will return over 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century ...
The Benin Bronzes serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors, showcasing Africa’s history, says Dutch envoy Deelen, as the Netherlands ...
Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the ...
Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began in the 900s ... people were famous for their work in gold. The people of West Africa were skilled potters and metalworkers.
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.
The sentiments against French troops raging like wildfire among the Beninese people is also permeating the army ranks ... as we have done in recent years with Benin," Macron explained in a statement ...
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.
“A lot of the people reminded me of my grandparents ... a stance not shared by many other African nations that participated. In the 1990s, Benin hosted an international conference, sponsored ...
OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great ... the value and spirit of the Beninese people…(and) of all African people,” said Suzanne Celeste Delaunay Belleville, the Voodoo priestess ...