where they can learn about the history and artifacts of Voodoo from Africa, Haiti, and old New Orleans. Voodoo in New Orleans has its origins with enslaved West Africans, who merged their religious ...
The religion has 'clear teachings' and 'tries to explain mankind's place in the universe' with its concepts of spirits and ...
Benin is one of the 17 countries that Nigerian passport holders can visit without visa in 2025, according to the Africa Visa Openness ...
Benin is one of the 17 countries that Nigerian passport holders can visit without visa in 2025, according to the Africa Visa ...
A swirling Zangbeto performs in Ouidah, Benin, during the Voodoo Festival on Jan. 10 ... and environmental sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The traditions are in danger ...
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 country. Olivier Boko ...
Benin's second largest lake. She is a follower of voodoo, an animist practice based on respect for nature, ancestors and invisible forces. Such ceremonies are common in villages in the 346,000 ...
The small West African nation held the annual festival ... Lyne said her mother’s visit to Benin in 2023 sparked her interest in Voodoo and Benin’s cultural heritage. Before her trip, most ...
But for decades the West African nation’s forests have been ... or conflated with witchcraft. In Benin, Voodoo priests say the religion is grounded in positivity, based on tolerance and ...