Armed men on motorbikes keep conflict in motion in the Sahel | Armed Groups News
Parakou, Benin – Until a few years ago, the sound of Iliyasu Yahuza’s matte black Qlink X-Ranger 200 motorbike would bring the neighbourhood children out…
Friday 1 August Independence Day in Benin
Located on the Gulf of Guinea, the hot and humid West African nation shares borders with Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and…
Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. U.S. singer Ciara is among the first
DAKAR, Senegal — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West…
Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade | Slavery
On a cold December morning in 1931, a short, elderly Black woman set out on a 24km (15-mile) walk from her homestead in Alabama, United…
28 Soldiers Killed in Latest Terrorist Attack in Benin Republic Border
At least 28 Beninoise soldiers were killed by terrorists in a devastating attack that took place on Jan. 8, in the “Point Triple” zone, a…
‘Dahomey’ review: African art returns home, colonialism stings
A long-silent voice from a distant past — eerie and reverberating — awakens in the climate-controlled, antiseptic chambers of a Paris museum. The forum through…