The Netherlands said Wednesday it was returning more than 100 'Benin Bronzes' to Nigeria that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum.British soldiers stole the ...

The Netherlands signed an agreement with Nigeria to return some 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 when the British sacked the ...

The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection.

The Netherlands will return 113 Benin Bronzes from the Dutch State Collection to Nigeria. A press statement from the Dutch government on February 19 said the decision was made by Eppo Bruins, Minister ...

The Netherlands say over a 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s in museums will ...

Residents of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area of Edo State, on Friday, cried out for help to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II over the leadership crisis rocking the rural ...

Mignon's career took off in 2006 with Minédji, a hit song that remains beloved in Benin almost 20 years later. The West African country's Ministry of Culture remembered Mignon as "an emblematic ...

Cotonou (AFP) – Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Benin President Patrice Talon listens to French President Emmanuel Macron after a signing ceremony at the ...

Defra has imposed an England-wide bird flu prevention zone where strict hygiene rules are in force (Photo: Luc Gnago/Reuters) The UK Government is not yet ready to permit vaccinating poultry ...

The UK Government is not yet ready to permit vaccinating poultry against bird flu because it might pose a risk to £200m worth of chicken exports, it has emerged. Poultry farmers and egg producers ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African ...