Benin: Museum of Modern Art Set to Launch in Cotonou, Showcase Beninese Artists
[IPS] Cotonou, Benin — Construction of the new Museum of Modern Art is underway in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city. The museum, along with three others being built throughout the country, are part of the Beninese government’s extensive plan to ramp up t…
Africa: African Female Filmmakers Converge in Benin
[DW] The International Women’s Film Festival features 18 films, all made by women.
Benin: Teenage Performers From Benin Use Girl Power to Take on the World
[RFI] On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Benin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another prestigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance.
Nigeria: Returned Benin Artefacts Deserve Our Protection, Tinubu Tells Oba Ewuare II
[Vanguard] Abuja — President Bola Tinubu on Friday, pledged to protect Benin artefacts which were returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people.