COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin’s government says it is expelling the European Union ambassador for “interference in the internal affairs of the country.” Minister of Communications spokesman Alain Orounla asserts that Olivier Nette took part…
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Before that, Tevoedjre chaired the U.N.-affiliated “Millennium for Africa” project, which he initiated in 1998 with the support of Annan. The project aimed to bring together eminent Africans in different fields to reflect on the…
DAKAR / PARIS — France will return 26 works of art to Benin, Emmanuel Macron’s office said Friday, as the French president took delivery of a report recommending the widespread return of cultural artifacts removed from…
PARIS — When a private museum in Benin displayed artifacts from the ancient Dahomey kingdom a decade ago, roughly a quarter-of-a-million Beninese flocked to see the exhibit — a stunning turnout for the tiny West African…
PARIS — In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Dahomey was a major West African power, boasting a flourishing slave trade with Europe and a feared corps of Amazon women warriors. Commissioned by the royal…
Nigeria’s Adetayo Adetunji has won the girls’ singles of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Under-18 Junior Tennis Circuit which ended in the Benin Republic on Saturday. Adetuji secured the title after defeating Linda Elounde of…