A new study has exposed the the illegal trade of Hooded Vultures in Benin, revealing a major conservation crisis linked to ...

In West Africa, the vodun religion (which later influenced Haitian Vodou) venerates Da Ayido Hwedo, the rainbow serpent who carries the world in its coils. Among the Dahomey people, this cosmic ...

However, West African Vodun is a living religion followed by some 50 million people throughout primarily Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. In a remote Togolese village, attend a Vodun ceremony where ...

Earlier this month, the second edition of the annual Vodun Days celebration in Ouidah, Benin. The three-day festival, which took place on January 9, 10 and 11, celebrated Beninese art, culture and ...

This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centred on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

Practitioners like Zinsou seek to combat negative stereotypes of voodoo, a 500-year-old religion that celebrates a rich pantheon of deities and spirits. Sign up here. "Stop saying that voodoo is ...

Vodun is not just a religion; it is deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric of Benin. It is passed down from generation to generation, with practices and teachings that have been maintained for ...

The weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.