An ESSENCE beauty writer introduces her new favorite A-beauty product and the spiritual story behind the formula.

On Monday, 31-year-old Ange Gnacadja rests on cotton harvested in Soclogbo, Benin. The next day in Tunisia's capital city ...

The second edition of the Vodun Days, a celebration of traditional religions, is taking place in Benin from January 9 to 11, ...

Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on the planet that will still test a fisherman - the Congo. He is on the trail of the Mami Wata, a terrifying legend.

The permanent exhibition “Mami Wata’s Return” opened in March 2019 at Villa Karo ... and to build a public venue where stories could be told and (sacred) West African objects could be received. Maison ...