Edo 2024: Shots of different parts of Benin on election day
Edo 2024: Shots of different part of Benin on election day…
Benin lake village comes to life at annual festival
Hundreds of canoes and barges thronged the centuries-old lake village of Ganvie in Benin, for an annual festival celebrating its heritage with vibrant music, dance, and boat regattas, as well as traditional…
Independence Day, #EndSARS top search in October – Google, COVID-19: NFF confirms receipt of $1m FIFA grant and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Thursday.…
ECOWAS bloc lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali
West African bloc ECOWAS has lifted the sanctions that it had imposed on Mali after the military coup last August, this comes after several of the bloc's demands were met. Also, as…
COVID-19 hit Trump doing ‘very well’ in hospital, GSM users hit 203 million, MTN, Airtel lead growth and more
Here are a few reasons to pick up a copy of The Guardian on Sunday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Sunday.…
Benin restores slavery monuments to testify to brutal past
As Western cities see statues of slaveholders and colonialists toppled, Benin's coastal town of Ouidah is going the other way, by restoring monuments from the slave trade era. During the 17th and…
Nigeria ‘saddened’ over sale of ‘stolen’ African artefacts in Paris
President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that France would return 26 works of art to Benin, hours after he was presented with a report calling for thousands of African artworks in French museums…
Lawmaker cries out as kidnappers allegedly kill 21 on Lokoja-Benin road
Lawmaker cries out as kidnappers allegedly kill 21 on Lokoja-Benin road.…
Spirit world: Voodoo makes a comeback in its Benin home
Benin holds its annual voodoo festival -- an event that lures an influx of visitors to the capital Porto-Novo and underscores voodoo's comeback in the country of its birth. Voodoo, more often…
Christmas amid border closure: how affordable is rice?
As Nigeria continues to partially close its land borders with Benin and Niger, shoppers in Nigeria continue to lament the high price of rice and other commodities as they celebrate Christmas.…
What outcome will Nigeria border-closure meeting yield?
The joint border patrol team set up by Nigeria, Benin and Niger republic to tackle smuggling will hold their first meeting on the 25th and 26th of this month. CEO of Multimix…