Tag: Benin
the obstacle course of Valentin Houinato, journalist at Radio France and judoka in search of qualification for the Olympic Games for Benin
Judoka Valentin Houinato at the Paris Grand Slam, February 5, 2023. Journalist at Radio France, he is trying to qualify for the Games under the colors of Benin. CHRISTIAN FIDLER…
In Benin, the voodoo festival aims to attract more tourists
Voodoo followers gathered in Ouidah, southern Benin, January 10, 2023 (AFP/Yanick Folly) On her knees, looking into the sea, Simènou Dangnitché, 48 years old, draped all in white, several rows…
Benin and Togo in 2023, Ivory Coast in 2024: Starlink is deployed in Africa
Mathilde Rochefort November 8, 2023 at 10:31 a.m. 7 To benefit from the Starlink network, you must purchase a satellite dish and take out a subscription © Starlink SpaceX’s satellite…
Ericsson: Broadband services for rural areas in Benin
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Rwanda pledges military support to Benin against jihadists
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on a state visit to Cotonou, Benin on April 15, 2023. YANICK FOLLY / AFP Rwandan President Paul Kagame met, Saturday, April 15, in Cotonou, his…
A Belgian Salafist who claimed to want to build “an eco-Muslim village” expelled from Benin
Jean-Louis Denis, in a propaganda video released in 2011. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT A famous figure of Salafism in Belgium, Jean-Louis Denis was arrested in Benin and deported to Brussels, where he…
From Benin to Egypt, China reaffirms its commitment to African countries
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Addis Ababa on January 11, 2023. AMANUEL SILESHI / AFP Like all his predecessors since 1991,…
In Benin, the opposition enters the National Assembly but contests the results
Under a shed in the courtyard where the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) sits, dozens of bags are piled on top of each other. Inside are the ballots, stamps, registers…
Legislative in Benin: the opposition returns to Parliament with 28 seats won
The Beninese opposition returns to Parliament by winning 28 seats out of 109 in the legislative elections, a first under President Patrice Talon after four years of absence, according to…
Benin elects its deputies with opposition candidates, a first under Talon
The Beninese elect their deputies on Sunday January 8 and will be able to choose among opposition candidates, authorized to participate in the ballot after four years of absence, a…
Germany returns Benin bronzes: a step that is overdue
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock traveled to the West African country together with Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth. It is the largest restitution from colonial times to date. Germany…
Art treasures that were once looted: Germany returns bronzes to Benin
Once plundered art treasures Germany returns Benin bronzes 12/19/2022, 8:22 p.m With the return of 20 Benin bronzes, Claudia Roth and Annalena Baerbock want to set an example for coming…