In the Republic of Benin, the fight for women’s rights and dignity is gaining momentum. Dahoun Nondjinon Landros Biova, a sociologist and anthropologist who leads the (AFSLR-Benin), is one of the ...

The book, History of All-female military warriors and African Kingdom of Dahomey, has profoundly covered the history of Dahomey, formerly known as the Republic of Benin. In writing this book, in-depth ...

Mati Diop examines the fate of 26 treasures — sometimes from their point of view — looted from Benin in 1892. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...

Since the documentary’s cameras stopped rolling, plans for a new museum to showcase the treasures have stalled, and the artifacts are once again off limits to the public in Benin. By Elian Peltier ...

“Dahomey” packs a lot of introspection and heart into its brisk 68 minutes. Actor-director Mati Diop’s documentary chronicles the transfer of 26 royal treasures from an exhibition in Paris’s Musée du ...