Contenders include Germany's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," Canada's "Universal Language" and Latvia's "Flow" The post Oscars ...

In her award-winning documentary Dahomey, director Mati Diop imagines the voice of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonisers and only recently sent back to their homeland in ...

Mati Diop’s Berlinale-winning film will also screen in Toronto and New York before opening in theaters on Oct. 18.

Dahomey, the award-winning documentary by Mati Diop, imagines the voices of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonizers and returned only recently to their homeland, present-day ...

In recent years, the Beninese government has been using its cultural heritage to boost tourism. This has resulted in the return of 26 royal treasures from France in November 2021. Against this ...

Dahomey, released in France this week, tells the story of 26 artefacts stolen by 19th-century French troops from the former African kingdom of the same name, including a throne and sculptures ...

A new musical has opened to audiences in Benin. "The Throne of Béhanzin" tells the story of a king's journey to power, battle for his country and eventual exile to Martinique by colonial ruler ...

Dahomey,” Mati Diop’s immersive documentary that won the Berlinale’s prestigious Golden Bear, has been selected as Senegal’s ...

Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and ...