European merchants deported an estimated 1.5 million slaves from the Bight of Benin, a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo ...

The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, has called for the protection of the Niger Delta’s mangroves from foreign interests seeking to exploit them under the guise of carbon credit offsets.

The area around the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Bonny became known as the Slave Coast. Some historians believe that the slave trade ruined Africa because of the constant wars and the loss of ...

“How Does the Art Market Influence the African Art Discourse,” Sotheby's, New York; “Aguda: Aspects of Afro-Brazilian Heritage in the Bight of Benin,” UNESCO conference, Maison Internationale de la ...

Bight Of The Twin, following h/er journey to Benin to trace the origins of Vodun and take part in the Twin Fetish ceremonies - watch a trailer below If you’ve read something you love on our site today ...