Benin Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/benin/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:01:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Benin Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/benin/ 32 32 67616479 Woman King is set in Benin but filmed in South Africa – in the process it erases real people’s struggles https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/woman-king-is-set-in-benin-but-filmed-in-south-africa-in-the-process-it-erases-real-peoples-struggles/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/woman-king-is-set-in-benin-but-filmed-in-south-africa-in-the-process-it-erases-real-peoples-struggles/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:24:41 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72417 Hollywood undermines Africa’s struggles, creating a false impression of the continent to please western viewers.

The post Woman King is set in Benin but filmed in South Africa – in the process it erases real people’s struggles appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/woman-king-is-set-in-benin-but-filmed-in-south-africa-in-the-process-it-erases-real-peoples-struggles/feed/ 0 72417 The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-woman-king-is-more-than-an-action-movie-it-shines-a-light-on-the-women-warriors-of-benin/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-woman-king-is-more-than-an-action-movie-it-shines-a-light-on-the-women-warriors-of-benin/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:09:30 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71879 From Lovecraft Country to Black Panther to a statue in Benin, the “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture.

The post The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/the-woman-king-is-more-than-an-action-movie-it-shines-a-light-on-the-women-warriors-of-benin/feed/ 0 71879 Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-30m-amazon-statue-honours-the-women-warriors-of-dahomey/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-30m-amazon-statue-honours-the-women-warriors-of-dahomey/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:11:07 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71376 The Amazons of Dahomey are the only documented female army in modern history and one of the world’s unresolved curiosities. As the West turns their story into fetishised cinema, their nation of origin has immortalised them in bronze.

The post Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-30m-amazon-statue-honours-the-women-warriors-of-dahomey/feed/ 0 71376 Europe’s ‘Discovery’ of African Art: The 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/europes-discovery-of-african-art-the-125th-anniversary-of-the-british-punitive-expedition/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/europes-discovery-of-african-art-the-125th-anniversary-of-the-british-punitive-expedition/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:50:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69530 Despite Africans agitating for the return of looted artefacts, 90% of Africa’s cultural heritage is ‘housed’ in the West. This week marks the 125th anniversary of the British punitive expedition that destroyed Benin city and started Europe’s ‘discovery’ of African art.

The post Europe’s ‘Discovery’ of African Art: The 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/europes-discovery-of-african-art-the-125th-anniversary-of-the-british-punitive-expedition/feed/ 0 69530 Benin’s groundbreaking new abortion law will save the lives of many women https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-groundbreaking-new-abortion-law-will-save-the-lives-of-many-women/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-groundbreaking-new-abortion-law-will-save-the-lives-of-many-women/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:36:37 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=69319 Benin’s new abortion law will take a woman’s educational, professional and material situation into consideration.

The post Benin’s groundbreaking new abortion law will save the lives of many women appeared first on This is Africa.

]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/benins-groundbreaking-new-abortion-law-will-save-the-lives-of-many-women/feed/ 0 69319