A new report says the Islamic militant groups are ramping up cross-border violence and tightening their grip in parts of Benin, Niger, and Nigeria.

Tension gripped Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, as 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Edo State, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the ...

Militants linked to al Qaeda and ⁠Islamic ⁠State are rapidly increasing their attacks ⁠on the borderlands between Niger, Benin and Nigeria, turning remote transit corridors into ​active conflict zones ...

UNAIDS welcomes the passing into law by the President of Benin Patrice Talon of Law 2026-02 on 9 February 2026. The law focuses on HIV prevention, management and will accelerate progress towards ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the seventh review under the blended Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangements, and the ...

In a groundbreaking move, Benin has taken significant steps to address its historical involvement in the transatlantic slave trade by offering citizenship to descendants of those enslaved. This ...

West Africa is now home to a patchwork of jihadist factions operating under larger umbrellas such as Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which is aligned with al Qaeda, and the Islamic State ...

Had last week's coup attempt in Benin been successful, it would have become the ninth to take hold in the region in the last five years alone. Just a few days after soldiers took power in ...

Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine has accused Benin of violating trade agreements between the two countries by blocking Niger, a landlocked country, from using the Beninese port to ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — 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 African country granting citizenship to descendants of ...

American Lilith Dorsey lives in New Orleans, but she could end her days in Benin, a West African country. In the coming months, she plans to apply for Beninese nationality to “feel closer to her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. In just a few weeks, the Republic of Benin will host the inaugural ...