COTONOU, Benin — In a modest yet vibrant martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers northeast of Benin's ...

The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western ...

Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king) and his wives covering their mouths with white ...

In Benin, a 'kataklè' - a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey - has been returned by Finland, 133 years after being looted by French troops and later transferred ...

How an RFI investigation helped return an ancient treasure to Benin In Benin, a 'kataklè' – a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey – has been returned by ...

The Dutch museum has removed 113 Benin bronzes from display and is restoring them, ahead of shipping them back to Lagos in June. The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin ...

In Benin, a 'kataklè' – a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey – has been returned by Finland, 133 years after being looted by French troops and later transferred to ...

ShareThe ancient Benin Kingdom which has been for over 2,000 years, geographically spanned across a large land mass with ...

For 53-year-old Damien Agossou Degbo, the Chinese martial arts are not merely a physical discipline but a philosophy, a way of life, and above all, a bridge ...

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artifact before gently ...

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of ...