This rare ivory mask, now in the Al-Thani collection in Paris, is one of five similar ivory hip pendants produced ... by the British when they sacked Benin City in 1897 Courtesy of Sotheby's ...

But few other African nations have yet made wearing masks compulsory as many have struggled to ensure supplies of protective equipment. The government in Benin has subsidised the cost of masks at ...

Porto-Novo (Benin) (AFP) – Spectators poured into Benin's capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks over the weekend as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and ...