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Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) will take charge of retrieving and preserving the Benin Bronzes, with the approval of the Oba of Benin, the rightful owner of the artefacts. The bronzes, looted by British soldiers in 1897 from the former Kingdom of Benin, remain largely in European …

On January 11, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Benin provides details of the helicopter crash that occurred on the afternoon of January 10 in the commune of Zè, some 50 kilometers from Cotonou. According to reports, it was a forced landing due to partial mechanical failure of the aircraft. There …

Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected terrorists in northern Benin near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso. “The attack took place on Wednesday at the triple point, the name given to the border area between Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso,” reports said. “We are continuing the …

Ghana has adopted a policy of free movement, allowing all citizens of the continent to travel without a visa, as of January 01. Ghana joins Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia and Benin, the four other African states that have already introduced such a measure. This decision marks an important step towards promoting …

Canada now has an embassy in Benin, marking a significant turning point in bilateral relations between the two countries. This decision, announced by the Canadian authorities, elevates the Canadian diplomatic representation to the rank of embassy with residence in Cotonou. For Cotonou, the creation of this embassy symbolizes Canada’s confidence …

An individual has used an unusual method to cope with his current financial difficulties in the Abomey-Calavi, Benin. According to reports, this father, suffering from financial difficulties and aware that the economic context no longer encourages solidarity, decided to use a trick to solve his financial problem. He told a …

On June 22, Société nigérienne du pétrole (SONIDEP) began exploration and production in the east of the country, although the pipeline to Benin remains closed in Niamey. The initiative was launched by Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, at a ceremony in Haïdara, in the Diffa region. Despite this …

The lifeless body of a recent graduate of the University of Benin was dropped close to her parent’s house in the Iyowa community area of Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria. “The deceased left home for the institution for her clearance on June 13, 2024, but returned lifeless,” according …

One of Africa’s best-known thinkers passed away as he answered his heavenly father’s call this Friday, February 2, 2024, the president of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Methodist Protestant Church of Benin (Ajcpmb) said. Professor Paulin Hountondji was born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in 1942, and was …

The Beninese Minister of Health has recognized a dysfunction after the death of four patients admitted Friday to the intensive care unit of the National University Hospital Center (CNHU). On social networks, they denounced a “terrible and unacceptable drama”. Beninese President Patrice Talon has ordered an investigation by the regulatory …