Tag: Benin
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.…
Benin: death of the king of the ancestral kingdom of Abomey
The king of Abomey, ancestral kingdom in southern Benin, Dadah Kêfa Sagbadjou Glèlè died last week, a high dignitary of the royalty of the small West African country told AFP…
Nigeria celebrates return of two bronze treasures from Benin City
In Benin City, Nigeria, on December 13, 2021, during the ceremony celebrating the upcoming return of two bronzes looted in 1897 by British colonial troops. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP…
In Benin, “the law is handled in such a way that it becomes the enemy of the rule of law”
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In Benin, the heavy hand of justice on political opponents
Support from the opponent Reckya Madougou, in Porto-Novo (Benin), on December 10, 2021. YANICK FOLLY / AFP In Benin, the trials of opponents are linked and the verdicts are heavy.…
In Benin, the army suffers the first terrorist attacks in its history
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In Benin, the National Assembly votes to legalize abortion
The National Assembly in Benin voted on the night of Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 October to legalize abortion, previously banned except in exceptional circumstances. At the request of the…
Benin accuses African Football Confederation of “encouraging cheaters”
Beninese midfielder Jordan Adeoti during an African Cup of Nations match against Senegal, in Cairo, in July 2019. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP Mathurin de Chacus, the president of the Beninese…
In Benin, a presidential election without the main opponents
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