Benin police offer €30,000 reward for information leading to alleged coup plotters
Benin's Republican Police issue wanted notice for suspected coup leaders and hefty reward for information to help locate them. Almost ...
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Adja (Aja), people of southwestern Benin and southeastern Togo
The division of the Adja people between two countries (Benin and Togo) has sometimes led to administrative complications, although ethnic ...
Niger’s leader says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack
Niger's military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an ...
African governments look to Islamic finance after Benin sukuk success
Benin's Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider sharia-compliant financing, after robust demand highlighted the potential to ...
Benin opposition fails to secure seats in parliamentary election
Benin's political opposition has failed to win any seats in parliament, according to provisional election results released over the weekend, ...
Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora
Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before ...
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, the West African wildlife sanctuary
The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, commonly known as the WAP, is the largest and most important protected ecosystem in West Africa. Spanning ...
France reveals role in Benin’s foiled coup
France has revealed that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last ...
UN chief backs Benin authorities, ECOWAS after coup attempt
The coup attempt in Benin over the weekend not only sparked reactions in the immediate proximity of the country, with ...
Benin’s President Talon thanks army leaders for “remaining loyal” in face of attempted coup
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African ...