LOMÉ, Togo—For at least half of Togo’s population of 2.5 million, Vodun, or Voodoo, is a way of life. European colonialism and post-colonial autocracies failed to fully suppress the religion ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: On Monday, 31-year-old Ange Gnacadja rests on cotton harvested in Soclogbo, Benin. Earthquakes in the north of ...

Il se déroule à Ouidah, ville historique considérée comme le berceau du culte Vodun. Ici se dresse, majestueuse, l'Arène de Ouidah, un édifice de plusieurs compartiments, avec une tribune ...

OUIDAH, Benin (AFP) — 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.

All is set for the Benin to celebrate the Vodun festival on January 9 and 10, 2024, in Ouidah in Benin Republic. A journey from the city centre to the seaside, the ceremony will feature rhythms ...

Scheduled participants include Mahougnon KAKPO, the president of Benin’s Vodun Committee, and Christian HOUETCHENOU, the mayor of Ouidah, Benin. (Citizens of Benin typically spell their surnames ...

In this week's Across Africa, voodoo believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their heritage. The african manatee has come under pressure over the decades ...

A rendering of the Musée International du Vodun, planned for the Benin capital Porto-Novo, and designed by Cote d’Ivoire architects Koffi & Diabaté © ANPT and ...

Le pays s’appuie principalement sur la religion traditionnelle vaudou pour organiser chaque année les Vodun days, un événement emblématique qui devient un levier de croissance // La ...

A l'instar du temple du vodun thron, tous les cultes étaient connectés pour faire de Ouidah un point culminant de la spiritualité béninoise. Dah Atogbinnon Adjamawlidègbo, membre de la ...

Voodoo, known locally as Vodun, is widely practised in Benin. It worships gods and natural spirits while showing respect to revered ancestors. "I'm very moved -- I saw masks I'd never had the ...