Benin

Boston MFA closes Benin gallery
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A life-size replica of a slave ship graces the Marina Project in Benin.
History
Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery — is history up for sale?
The US Treasury Department building is shown from above with its large Greek columns marking the entrance.
Top of The World
Treasury, Commerce departments hacked; Canada receives first COVID-19 vaccine shipment; Hong Kong court denied bail for Jimmy Lai
A black and white photograph of musician Shirazee wearing a traditional hat and looking up.
Global Hit
‘African in New York’: Shirazee’s personal twist on an iconic song by Sting
Three large royal statues of the Kingdom of Dahomey
Arts
Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial war
A man in medical scrubs writes onto a wooden cross
Health & Medicine
DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?
A little girl looks into a vodun convent in Togo.
Religion
Vodun children in Togo must dedicate their lives to the convent
Arts, Culture & Media
360 Staff Pick: Angelique Kidjo
Arts, Culture & Media
1970s Psychedelia: West African Style
Singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo
Music
Angélique Kidjo defied the school of hard knocks to become the knock-out musician she is today
A Chadian soldier during a battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26th 2015. Gambaru lies on the border with Cameroon.
Conflict
Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS
Angelique Kidjo
Arts, Culture & Media
Angelique Kidjo sings in order to bring attention to challenges in Africa
Haiti on brink of becoming latest member of African Union
Global Politics
Mutiny in Mali continues as Junta announces new constitution
Arts, Culture & Media
100 years after The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Arts, Culture & Media
Angelique Kidjo and the mystery of a folk song
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Afro Latin Via Cotonou’ from Benin
Global Hit
Blog: Hazmat MODINE in Tatarstan
Mite Makes Right: Biological Insect Control in Benin
Arts, Culture & Media
Angelique Kidjo and Ibrahim Sylla
Arts, Culture & Media
Angelique Kidjo
Arts, Culture & Media
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit: Lionel Loueke