Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...

Overnight Thursday into Friday, army launched 'an offensive operation' that led to 'the neutralization of nine terrorists,' a ...

Arrested after a demonstration demanding the expulsion of French troops, Beninese activists reiterate their commitment to fighting French neocolonialism upon their release. "French neocolonialism is ...

The public offering of BIIC shares allows the Beninese government to raise significant funds while scaling back its stake in the bank. The shares will be listed on the BRVM, making BIIC the third ...

How will a recent decision to classify slavery, deportation and colonization as crimes against humanity and acts of genocide affect Africans?

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To replace the France-Benin General Partnership Framework 2018-2021, the French Embassy in Cotonou drew up, in close collaboration with civil society and the Beninese authorities, a “country strategy” ...

A breakdown of the migrants shows that 27 are Cameroonians, two are Ghanaians, 10 are Beninese, and one is a Togolese. Of the 40 arrested, eight are female and 32 are male, all between the ages of ...