A group of women under the aegis of Concerned Market Women staged a peaceful protest in Benin City on Monday, condemning the ...

The latest film by director Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King, is about a legendary all-woman African army in the 1800s, the Amazons of Dahomey. It takes place in what is today the Republic of ...

A troop of female warriors led by General Nanisca, brilliantly played by Viola Davis, has just emerged from the bushes. In the ensuing battle against the men of the Mahi village, who are opposed to ...

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. This weekend brought ...

Benin is set to make history this September as its women’s national cycling team will become the first African squad to compete in a major UCI-sanctioned race on U.S. soil, organisers of the Maryland ...