Tag: Benin
In Benin, the silence of the authorities in the face of the jihadist breakthrough
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Declaration of intent: Germany wants to return Benin bronzes
Nigeria and Germany have signed a declaration of intent for the return of the art treasures. Some of the works stolen by the British in the 19th century are to…
Agreement on Benin bronzes: Berlin returns looted art to Nigeria
Agreement on Benin Bronzes Berlin returns looted art to Nigeria 06/28/2022, 6:05 p.m Museums in Germany house extensive collections of Benin bronzes. They mostly come from looting during the colonial…
Nine dead in a series of attacks in Benin, a Frenchman among the victims
France at war in Malicase Several rangers, including a French national, were targeted on Tuesday and Thursday in attacks in W National Park in the north of the country. In…
Benin confronted with the extension of the Sahelian jihadist threat
Will Benin have to rethink part of the strategy for securing its northern border, contiguous with Burkina Faso, provided in part by the rangers of the South African conservation NGO…
Burkina Faso: the French army killed 40 jihadists involved in the attacks in Benin
Europe 1 with AFP 5:12 p.m., February 12, 2022 The general staff announced in a statement on Saturday that the French soldiers of the anti-jihadist operation Barkhane eliminated in Burkina…
A Frenchman killed in a “terrorist attack” in Benin, an open investigation
A 50-year-old Frenchman was killed Thursday in a “terrorist attack” in northern Benin. A 50-year-old Frenchman was killed in a “terrorist attack” perpetrated in northern Benin, the national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s…
A Frenchman killed in a “terrorist attack” in Benin, investigation opened
Eight people were reportedly killed and ten injured in an ambush on Tuesday in a cross-border natural park run by Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. A Frenchman was killed in…
Attacks in Benin: the death toll rises to 9 dead including a Frenchman, the anti-terrorist prosecution opens an investigation
Paris announced the opening of an investigation into the death of a French national, aged 50, among the victims of this “terrorist attack”. The French part of the investigation was…
Benin: a Frenchman killed in a “terrorist attack”, investigation opened
The national anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for “assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise” following the death of a 50-year-old Frenchman killed in a “terrorist attack” which…
Benin: two soldiers killed in a mine explosion
At least two Beninese soldiers died Thursday in a mine explosion as their vehicle passed through northwestern Benin, near the border with Burkina Faso, two military sources told AFP. In…
Benin Bronzes: Chronicles of the Warrior Kings – Spectrum of Science
When van Nyendael was in Benin City in 1701, he did not say anything about the reliefs. Apparently they had been dismantled in the meantime and stored in a depot.…