New research shows that swords forged in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century were made by local craftspeople and not imported from Europe, as some experts had speculated.

This led to them immortalizing him in the ancient Spanish map (Catalan Atlas), where he is depicted holding a ... and serving as his protection when in a real sense they were actually serving as ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...

From Feb. 7-10, Albuquerque’s Guild Cinema screened the new documentary “Dahomey.” Directed by French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop, the film follows the journey of a group of artifacts as they are ...

It’s been a long journey for “26,” but he’s finally home. Experience the voyage of 26 and other objets d’art in Dahomey as they return home to Africa during a repatriation process with the French ...

the Africa Narrative Change Film Award, to Dahomey, a documentary that follows 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey as they leave Paris to return to their country of origin in the present ...

“Dahomey” and “Sugarcane” will vie against films including the celeb-powered “Will & Harper,” a Netflix release about a road trip by Will Ferrell and former “SNL” writer Harper ...

Narrative change organization Africa No Filter and Cairo International Film Festival awarded a new prize, Africa Narrative Change Film Award, to Dahomey, a documentary that follows 26 royal treasures ...

Africa Narrative Change Film Award, to Dahomey, a documentary that follows 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey as they leave Paris to return to their country of origin in the present-day ...

French-Senegalese writer and director Mati Diop (“Atlantics”), documents the repatriation process of 26 royal treasures originally from the Kingdom of Dahomey. Temporarily housed in Paris’ Quai Branly ...