The Latest Breaking News from Benin

Jihadi Fighters Settle In Northwestern Nigeria, Threatening Wildlife

Discover how jihadi fighters from the Sahel region have migrated to northwestern Nigeria, posing security threats in Kainji Lake National Park.

Top News · Jun 19, 2024

Afro-descendants offered Beninese citizenship

Benin encourages members of the African diaspora to call its shores home by offering citizenship to descendants of those who left the continent far in the past. Also, the Olympic flame symbolises the light of spirit, knowledge and life. Oumar Diemé, a Senegalese Olympic torch bearer and a former infantryman,…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2024

Nigeria fall to shock defeat against Benin as Super Eagles suffer further blow to 2026 World Cup hopes

The Super Eagles are winless after four qualifying matches

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024

Yinka Shonibare: "The argument that things are safer at the British Museum is a little bit shaky now"

As the British-Nigerian artist’s new Serpentine Gallery show opens he talks about the long arm of colonialism, why art needs to engage, and why the Benin Bronzes should be sent home

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2024

MAC's Newest Executive Aïda Moudachiro-Rébois Isn't Here for Performative Representation

"Every aspect of the brand needs to be touched by what the world looks like. "

Marie Claire · Mar 19, 2024

Niger Isolated And Suspicious Despite End Of Sanctions

It's been two weeks since the lifting of tough sanctions on military-ruled Niger, but the pace of economic recovery is slow and the generals have shown no inclination to re-open the border with Benin and seek a diplomatic settlement with neighbouring nations.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024

UN launches emergency appeal for Haiti as Benin mulls joining multinational security mission

The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for $674 million for humanitarian aid to Haiti, as violence in the country has lead to a severe food crisis and the deployment of a multinational security force has yet to be agreed.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 28, 2024

Nigeria's soaring inflation sparks nationwide protests

Nigeria tries to calm rising inflation and people's anger by hiking up the interest rate as thousands of Nigerians take to the streets. But first: a new date for the Senegalese presidential election, June 2, is put forward by the national dialogue commission, although the talks are boycotted by much…

France 24 · Feb 27, 2024

Caribbean Summit Host Hails Possible Benin Troop Deployment To Haiti

Guyana, hosting a summit of Caribbean countries, on Tuesday welcomed an announcement that Benin was mulling a 2,000-strong troop contribution to a UN security mission in crisis-torn Haiti.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024

Dahomey review – interrogative reverie about looted African sculptures

Mati Diop’s documentary is told partly in the ‘voice’ of one of the looted treasures, in a realist jeu d’esprit about the legacy of plunder

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024