Determined to discover the source, course, and mouth of the Niger River, this British explorer witnessed much more than just the tracing of its waters. His notes revealed the everyday life in Africa ...

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Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

President John Dramani Mahama, opening the 13th High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Governance and Human Rights in Accra, on ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.