Africa: Benin

Protests erupted in Benin after parliamentary elections were held in April without a single opposition candidate taking part. By Yanick Folly (AFP)

Benin orders EU envoy out for 'subversive' activities

Nov 27, 2019

The government of Benin on Wednesday accused EU Ambassador Oliver Netten of involvement in subversive activities after ...

2019 Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Awards L’Oré...

Nov 25, 2019

Yesterday in Dakar, as part of the 10th edition of its regional programme For Women in Science, the ...

Benin's former leader Thomas Boni Yayi (in white) 2nd L, white)after arriving in in Cotonou on Wednesday. By Yanick Folly (AFP)

Former Benin leader returns from exile amid crisis

Nov 20, 2019

Benin's former leader Thomas Boni Yayi flew home Wednesday but hopes of an immediate meeting with President Patrice Talo ...

RE: GPAN Statement On French Colonialism In Afric...

Nov 11, 2019

Global Pan Africanism Network welcomes the bold move by 8 African Countries to withdraw their CFA reserves from C ...

The opposition accuses Talon, a cotton mogul, of taking over key sectors of the economy for personal gain. By YANICK FOLLY (AFP)

Benin president launches 'dialogue' without key op...

Oct 11, 2019

Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday launched a political dialogue to calm tensions sparked by the opposition's ...

Benin's president has announced a national

Benin calls national 'dialogue' over political cri...

Oct 4, 2019

Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday announced a national dialogue with opposition parties to calm a political ...

Niger, China launch oil pipline project crossing B...

Sep 18, 2019

Niger and China are to build a 2,000-kilometre (1,250-mile) pipeline to carry crude oil from southeast Niger to the port ...

Locals said about 120 homes were bulldozed in Xwlacodji. By Yanick FOLLY (AFP)

'They fooled us': Benin bulldozes district, leavin...

Sep 12, 2019

The people watched in horror as the bulldozers moved in. Soon their meagre dwellings were reduced to rubble, becoming ...

Protesters From Two Of Benin's Unions Take Part In A Demonstration After The Parliament Approved A Law Restricting To 10 Days Public Sector Employees’ Right To Strike, On September 13, 2018, In Cotonou. Journalist Ignace Sossou Convicted Of False News In Benin On August 12, 2019. (AFP/Yanick Folly)

Journalist Ignace Sossou Convicted Of False News I...

Aug 24, 2019

New York, August 23, 2019--The government of Benin should act to decriminalize press offenses, the Committee to P ...

Former prime minister Lionel Zinsou (L), who lives in France, was found guilty of using false documents and

Benin court bans presidential rival from elections

Aug 2, 2019

A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail term over campaign breaches and ...

The palace dates to the Kingdom of Dahomey which reached its peak in the 18th and 19th centuries before conquest by Paris in the 1890s ended its rule. By Yanick Folly (AFP)

Benin readies for return of treasures taken by Fra...

Jul 16, 2019

The display cases at the royal palaces in Benin's sleepy southern town of Abomey are coated in dust and the exhibition h ...

For more than two years, aircraft crisscrossed the skies over Benin taking high-resolution aerial photographs in the first step towards mapping the West African country which had last been done only in 1957. By Yanick Folly (AFP/File)

Benin leaps into 21st century with new national ma...

Jun 28, 2019

The last time that cartographers mapped Benin, Elvis Presley had just released Jailhouse Rock, the Soviets had launche ...

Benin's forward Mickael Pote (L) celebrates his second goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations football match between Ghana and Benin. By OZAN KOSE (AFP)

Pote bags brace as Benin hold Ghana and Cup of Nat...

Jun 26, 2019

Veteran Benin forward Mickael Pote scored after 104 seconds and again in the second half as 10-man Ghana were held to a ...

Benin's former president Thomas Boni Yayi is said to have left the country. By Yanick Folly (AFP/File)

Benin's former president Boni Yayi leaves amid pol...

Jun 23, 2019

Benin's former president Thomas Boni Yayi was in Togo Sunday having left effective house arrest in his homeland for heal ...

Ex-president Boni Yayi leaves Benin amid political...

Jun 23, 2019

Former Benin president Thomas Boni Yayi left the country on Saturday for health reasons, a spokesman for his party said, ...

Benin Opposition Calls For Resignation Of Prez Pat...

Jun 17, 2019

A leading member and former Presidential candidate of the opposition Alliance for New Congress (ANC) in the 2016 ele ...

People have been fleeing the city of Save following days of unrest in the West African country of Benin. By Yanick Folly (AFP)

Benin police open fire on protesters, kill two: ma...

Jun 16, 2019

Benin security forces killed two protesters Saturday in the city of Save while breaking up a demonstration by people who ...