Benin is emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling tourism destinations. From UNESCO-listed heritage and Vodun traditions to wildlife parks, creative culture, and human-centered travel, “Benin, a ...

By Kazeem Sanni and Sodiq Adelakun BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 11 (Reuters) - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most ...

Things came to a head in November, when protesters stormed a glitzy preview event for officials and foreign guests. The intruders, echoing the oba, demanded that the museum be suspended pending an ...

African states seek to diversify with sukuks, experts say Egypt leads Africa sukuk sales as 2025 volume hits $3 billion Gulf liquidity offers new opportunities for African funding Traffic moves along ...

JOHANNESBURG: Benin's Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider sharia-compliant financing, after robust demand highlighted the potential to diversify funding and attract a ...

Benin is set to raise as much as $1 billion from a sale of dollar-denominated sukuk bonds and other loan securities in what would be the first African sovereign-debt offering this year, according to ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – Benin’s National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) has released provisional results of the Jan. 11, 2026 legislative elections. According to a decision on Thursday signed by ...

In West Africa, tiny Benin is riding a coastal building boom — but beneath the cranes and construction, new inequalities are taking hold. Tiny but ambitious, the West African country of Benin is ...

President Patrice Talon’s ruling alliance has won full control of Benin’s National Assembly in legislative elections, according to provisional results. The electoral commission said on Saturday night ...

American 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 enslaved people. The ...

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