Cherie Blair, the human-rights lawyer and wife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, will issue a rallying cry for women to have a louder voice in politics after female representation barely ...

A German baker distantly related to Donald Trump who bears the same name said on Monday (January 20) she would be delighted to host the U.S. President-elect one day as she sold her “Trump slices,” ...

In Benin, women are the backbone of voodoo celebrations, integral both on the front lines and behind the scenes. Their roles in organising rituals, preserving sacred knowledge, and maintaining ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of ...

“Without women both out there in the foreground and behind the scenes there would be no Vodun Days, nor Voodoo. They are essential pillars” of the festivities, Dah Adoko Gbediga, president of the ...

OUIDAH, Benin - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the reptiles ...