Benin

West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.…

West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just "a snippet of the…

Issued on: 03/05/2023 - 09:54Modified: 03/05/2023 - 09:57 The 26 royal treasure artefacts which France pledged to return to Benin in 2021 are expected to make their…

Issued on: 13/01/2023 - 14:55Modified: 13/01/2023 - 14:56 Benin’s pro-government parties won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s constitutional court said…

Issued on: 12/01/2023 - 15:14 Benin’s main opposition on Thursday rejected the results of this week’s parliamentary election, claiming vote buying and fraud allowed allies of…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Germany is returning 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria more than a century after they were looted by British colonists, a step described by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as long overdue.…

Mali's relations with Paris deteriorated after a junta took power in an August 2020 coup, eventually triggering the withdrawal of French troops that was completed on Monday. Russian mercenaries may be filling the void…

Issued on: 28/07/2022 - 09:03 French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia "one of the last imperial colonial powers" for its invasion of…

Issued on: 27/07/2022 - 18:41 French President Emmanuel Macron visited Benin on Wednesday some eight months after France returned 26 works of art seized by colonial soldiers …

Issued on: 27/07/2022 - 13:24Modified: 27/07/2022 - 13:25 French President Emmanuel Macron holds talks on Wednesday with Benin’s President Patrice Talon on the second stop of…