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Niger-Benin pipeline crisis: No resolution in sight

Niger-Benin pipeline crisis: No resolution in sight

The ongoing tension between Benin and Niger has hampered progress on a major oil pipeline ...

  • 22 October 2023
  • Benin
Benin: a book fair offers another look at African history

Benin: a book fair offers another look at African history

In Cotonou, Benin’s Obelisk aux Dévoués stands in the Mathieu Gardens, commemorating those who died ...

  • 2 October 2023
  • Benin
Rwanda, Benin talk military cooperation over border security

Rwanda, Benin talk military cooperation over border security

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame met with Benin’s President Patrice Talon on Saturday to discuss military ...

  • 22 April 2023
  • Benin
Residents in western Benin feel safe despite fears of spillover of terrorists from the Sahel

Residents in western Benin feel safe despite fears of spillover of terrorists from the Sahel

In northwestern Benin, residents of a village in the Natitingou commune are accustomed to welcoming ...

  • 22 April 2023
  • Benin
Benin: 10 soldiers injured in an explosion

Benin: 10 soldiers injured in an explosion

On Monday, an explosion at an officer training school in Toffo, southern Benin, injured ten ...

  • 22 April 2023
  • Benin
two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north

Two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north

Two soldiers on motorcycle patrol in northern Benin were killed on Tuesday by an improvised ...

  • 22 March 2023
  • Benin
Kemi Seba

Beninese anti-French activist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris

Beninese activist Kémi Séba was arrested by French police while dining at a Paris restaurant, ...

  • 22 February 2023
  • Benin

Benin and Nigeria Sign Historic Agreement on Livestock Trade

Benin and Nigeria sign a historic livestock trade agreement, strengthening economic ties and supporting regional ...
  • 22 August 2022
  • Agriculture
Talon: the use of Wagner "condemnable" if the objective is "not safe"

Talon: the use of Wagner “condemnable”

During an interview with French channel LCI, Benin’s President Patrice Talon addressed the involvement of ...

  • 20 July 2022
  • Benin
Benin struggles to halt coastal erosion despite spending millions of dollars

Benin struggles to Stop coastal erosion despite spending millions of dollars

Along Benin’s Atlantic coast, homes and businesses are facing significant challenges due to coastal erosion, ...

  • 22 May 2022
  • Benin
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