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Benin's impoverished population relies on cheap frozen chickens from Europe, risking health and local farms.
From October to January, around 100 drivers wait for days to load their trucks with cotton, which represents about 40 percent of Benin's exports.
Ganvié is the World's Largest Floating Village in Benin, known as the Venice of Africa.
50 million people worldwide practice Vodun, with many in Benin fighting to protect their spiritual heritage and traditions amid modern challenges.
50 million people in Benin practice voodoo, where ancestral spirits influence daily life and cultural traditions amid the pressures of modernization.
In Porto-Novo, Benin, Attake Square serves as a unifying space where diverse communities come together to play pétanque, fostering harmony among different ethnicities and religions.
DJ Amémé blends traditional Afrobeat with deep house, showcasing Benin's vibrant musical heritage and its influence on global dance music.
Dominique, an 18-year-old from the Somba tribe, prepares for an initiation ceremony that marks his transition into adulthood and community responsibilities.
Women warriors in the Agooji regiment of Dahomey were often recruited from slaves as young as 10 years old, undergoing rigorous training to serve in the king's palace guards.
Bariba, a primitive tribe in Africa, balances hunting with agriculture in northern Benin.
Lupita Nyong'o reflects on her childhood memories of climbing mango trees and taking donkey rides in Kenya while discussing diversity in film.
Benin, a small country of 4.5 million people, is the birthplace of Voodoo and the ancestral home of Prince Lebanon, who may one day become king.
The Tofinu people of Ganvie practice sea farming and harvest acadjas for sustenance.
Special forces train for scenarios where schools have been taken by militants in West Africa.
Voodoo believers, like Martin de Souza, clarify misconceptions about their faith and rituals.
The Clotilda, measuring 86 feet long and 23 feet wide, was the last American slave ship to illegally transport enslaved Africans to Alabama in 1860.
