Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has charged contractors handling some failed sections of the Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi highway to ensure the project is completed before the onset of the rainy ...

A Deputy Superintendent of Nigeria Customs Service, T. A. Ashafa has been killed in a road accident, while other unspecified ...

On January 15, 2025, the Red Star Square in Cotonou became the focal point of a peaceful demonstration organized by three ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Beninese authorities to reverse their January 21 orders suspending six privately ...

The Benin Tradition Council has banned the wearing of chieftaincy traditional costumes specifically meant for the Oba of ...

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

Catholic bishops in Benin extended their condolences to the families of at least 28 soldiers who were killed by terrorists on ...

In a statement issued Jan. 10, Benin’s Catholic bishops said that diversity in opinions should be a “source of strength” for ...

The trial of two former allies of Benin's president, who are accused of plotting against the state, began on Tuesday before being adjourned when the defence lawyers stormed out.

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of ...

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) ...