After a successful first edition, Cotonou will be hosting the second edition of the Benin International Arts Festival (FInAB) from 23 to 28 April 2024 at the Palais des Congrès. Cotonou, Benin, 29 March 2024 – The Empire Group, a leading event organized in Benin and the sub-region, is proud to announce the second edition of the […]
Doté d’un budget en hausse et fort d’une reconnaissance sur la scène internationale, le Bénin se pose en modèle dans le domaine des cantines scolaires. Les autorités du pays visent une couverture complète des écoles primaires publiques d’ici la fin du mandat présidentiel de Patrice Talon, en 2026. En matière de cantines scolaires, le Bénin […]
An explosion erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in southern Benin. Benin’s informal economy is heavily reliant on selling smuggled Nigerian fuel on the black market. An explosion at what is believed to be an illegal fuel depot in southern Benin, killed at least 35 people and injured several others on Saturday, according to […]
Mozambique will return to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in over a decade after a thrilling 3-2 win over Benin on Saturday. This victory was a momentous achievement for the Mambas, marking their return to the Afcon after an 11-year absence and setting the stage for their fifth appearance in […]
Foreign customers in Benin, Togo and Niger have failed to pay over N132.2bn worth of electricity bills supplied to them by Nigeria from 2018 to the first quarter of 2023. Analysis of quarterly reports produced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) showed that the amount owed is from the N180.8bn billed to the customers […]
On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Benin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another prestigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance. Julienne, Grace, Bénie, Urrice, Angélique, Marguerite, Anne and Sandrine make up Star Feminine Band, a group formed in […]
Côte d’Ivoire qualified for the final of the WAFU-B Under-20 Boys Cup after a pulsating penalty shootout win against Benin on Monday night. The Baby Elephants and Junior Cheetahs played out a four-goal thriller in regulation time that finished 2-2 after 90 minutes. But Côte d’Ivoire prevailed 3-2 on penalties to set up a final […]
Abuja — President Bola Tinubu on Friday, pledged to protect Benin artefacts which were returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Speaking when he received the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, and other traditional leaders from Edo […]
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame have arrived in Cotonou, Benin for a two-day State Visit, the Office of the President announced on Saturday, April 15. In Cotonou, Kagame is expected to hold a tête-à-tête with host President Patrice Talon, followed by bilateral discussions with respective delegations, before addressing a joint press conference […]
The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora. Neighbouring Nigeria and its population of 220 million potential visitors also makes serene and […]
On June 26, a new terrorist attack struck northern Benin. With more than twenty attacks since the end of 2021, the desire for jihadist penetration in the country is becoming clearer. The tense ethnic and social context of the northern regions offers them a potentially fertile breeding ground. In response, the Beninese state is deploying […]
October 20, 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda –Twenty young African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2022 Resolution Social Venture Challenge. The Social Venture Challenge, a collaboration between the Mastercard Foundation and Resolution Project, identifies ethical leaders who want to make a difference in their community and provides them with a pathway to […]
The Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in mid-September, became an immediate box-office success. The triumphs of the Agoodjies, the women warriors of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in today’s Benin, west Africa, are as magnificent as the public had anticipated. In this epic historical drama, African women take centre stage. Abomey (the kingdom’s capital) […]
France, the United States, and Russian officials are visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African nations for their stance in Ukraine. “It’s like a new Cold War is playing out in Africa, where the rival sides are trying to gain influence,” William Gumede, director of Democracy Works, […]
This week’s visit to Benin by French President Emmanuel Macron was marked by the release of 30 opposition figures, imprisoned during the April 2021 election campaign. Macron’s host, President Patrice Talon, comfortably won that election, from which the vast majority of opposition candidates were barred. The 30 men were freed during the visit by French […]
Following the 3rd Africa-Turkey Summit held in Istanbul in December 2021, Turk Ilac, a leading Turkish company in the production of medicines and vaccines, has set up a joint action plan with Interglobe IEG to build seven parenteral solution production plants on the continent, starting with Angola, Benin, Congo Brazzaville, Guinea, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal. […]
A release prepared by Reporters sans Frontières to accompany its annual World Press Freedom Index for 2022: Press freedom has many facets in Africa, ranging from the abundance of media outlets in Senegal (73rd) and South Africa (35th), to the deafening silence of privately owned media in Eritrea (179th) and Djibouti (164th). Despite a wave […]
The Energetic Beninese diva Angélique Kidjo won the Best World Music Album for, ‘Mother Nature’, at the 64th Grammy Awards on April 3rd, 2022. While receiving the gilded gramophone she thanked the Nigerian artistes who featured in the album, from Burna Boy, Yemi Alade and Mr. Eazi. Angélique’s fifth Grammy award ablum ‘Mother Nature’ was […]