They offer us a remarkable picture of the structure of this West African kingdom. Their main subject is the glorification of the ruler of Benin, the oba, and of his prowess as hunter and soldier ...

They seized control of the African kingdoms and built their own empires. Image caption, Ivory carvers usually worked for the Oba, but they made some items for Europeans as well. This container for ...

Irabor made this known in a statement in Benin on Friday. “This decision was made by Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, due to their alleged anti-palace and rebellious activities against the Oba of Benin ...

“Dr Oba Otudeko is a builder and one of Nigeria ... from an old generation bank to its current leadership role as a pan-African financial services holding company,” the statement read.

The stolen bronzes are among Africa's finest and most significant heritage objects and are mostly in Europe. In March 2023, then-president Muhammadu Buhari signed a decree saying the Oba ...

Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo caught up with Gufu Oba, professor emeritus at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, to better understand the role of pastoralists in Africa’s rangelands and the ...