Benin is one of the 17 countries that Nigerian passport holders can visit without visa in 2025, according to the Africa Visa ...

Two associates of Benin's president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African ...

Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the ...

Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom. The Edo people feared that their country would fall into ...

They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups known as guilds. There were guilds for wood carvers, ivory ...

Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukrain ...

Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who died at the age of 39. The artist passed away hours after having a seizure, his sister Christel told the BBC, adding that ...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have appealed for calm ahead of the West African country’s 2026 general elections. In a statement issued at the end of their four-day plenary ...

COTONOU, Benin — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.

Two associates of Benin's president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.