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Benin’s voodoo festival seeks to dispel stereotypes

Spectators watched a group of women dance wildly, making backflips before succumbing to a trance-like state at the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin Republic. Every January, the Voodoo festival draws tourists…

4 months ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Celebrating Benin’s Vodun heritage

For the second year in a row, the city of Ouidah in Benin is playing host to Vodun Days - a celebration of the region's long spiritual traditions. France 24's correspondent Lilaafa…

4 months ago

Africa

Vodun music revival in Benin

voodoo believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their heritage. The african manatee has come under pressure over the decades from poching and shrinking habitats but one Cameroonian…

4 months ago

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Edo 2024: Shots of different parts of Benin on election day

Edo 2024: Shots of different part of Benin on election day…

8 months ago

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Benin lake village comes to life at annual festival

Hundreds of canoes and barges thronged the centuries-old lake village of Ganvie in Benin, for an annual festival celebrating its heritage with vibrant music, dance, and boat regattas, as well as traditional…

8 months ago

Entertainment

Independence Day, #EndSARS top search in October – Google, COVID-19: NFF confirms receipt of $1m FIFA grant and more

Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Thursday.⁣⁣⁣⁣…

5 years ago

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ECOWAS bloc lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali

West African bloc ECOWAS has lifted the sanctions that it had imposed on Mali after the military coup last August, this comes after several of the bloc's demands were met. Also, as…

5 years ago

Africa·News

COVID-19 hit Trump doing ‘very well’ in hospital, GSM users hit 203 million, MTN, Airtel lead growth and more

Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Sunday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Sunday.…

5 years ago

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Benin restores slavery monuments to testify to brutal past

As Western cities see statues of slaveholders and colonialists toppled, Benin's coastal town of Ouidah is going the other way, by restoring monuments from the slave trade era. During the 17th and…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Nigeria ‘saddened’ over sale of ‘stolen’ African artefacts in Paris

President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that France would return 26 works of art to Benin, hours after he was presented with a report calling for thousands of African artworks in French museums…

5 years ago

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Lawmaker cries out as kidnappers allegedly kill 21 on Lokoja-Benin road

Lawmaker cries out as kidnappers allegedly kill 21 on Lokoja-Benin road.…

5 years ago

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Benin

Benin’s voodoo festival seeks to dispel stereotypes

Celebrating Benin’s Vodun heritage

Vodun music revival in Benin

Edo 2024: Shots of different parts of Benin on election day

Benin lake village comes to life at annual festival

Independence Day, #EndSARS top search in October – Google, COVID-19: NFF confirms receipt of $1m FIFA grant and more

ECOWAS bloc lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali

COVID-19 hit Trump doing ‘very well’ in hospital, GSM users hit 203 million, MTN, Airtel lead growth and more

Benin restores slavery monuments to testify to brutal past

Nigeria ‘saddened’ over sale of ‘stolen’ African artefacts in Paris

Lawmaker cries out as kidnappers allegedly kill 21 on Lokoja-Benin road

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