Tag: Benin
The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned Treasures
new video loaded: The Conflict Over Nigeria’s Returned TreasuresWestern museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to...
The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over...
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Benin CityAFP/Getty ImagesAlso commanding attention is Ndidi Dike's 2016 mixed-media work National Grid, which reflects on power, both electrical and...
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery-descendants...
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality...
Spike Lee and wife Tonya named as Benin ambassadors for African-Americans...
Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for...
Benin attack: Army suffers heavy losses in Niger
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou...
