Benin News News Benin » Religion: Festival celebrating Benin's Voodoo religion draws thousands
Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ceremonies, dances, and rituals that offer deep insights into the ...
News Benin » Religion: Benin's women, pillars of voodoo celebrations
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 ...
News Benin » Religion: Benin based gospel singer dies in hotel room
Yvonne Omoarbokhae, Edo based gospel singer has been confirmed dead by the police force in Benin. Benin based gospel singer who diedin hotel room Yvonne Omoarbokhae, Edo based gospel singer has been ...
News Benin » Religion: Ciara is among the first descendants of enslaved people granted citizenship by Benin
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 granting citizenship to descendants of ...
News Benin » Religion: Benin’s women, pillars of voodoo celebrations
An initiate Kokou, a traditional warrior deity, covers herself with a mixture of red vegetable oil mixed with corn flour as festivities get under way - Copyright AFP ...
News Benin » Religion: Benin's women, pillars of voodoo celebrations
- 'Secrets' - "Without women both out there in the foreground and behind the scenes there would be no Vodun Days, nor voodoo. They are essential pillars" of the festivities, Dah Adoko Gbediga, ...