Suspected jihadist insurgents have killed eight soldiers in northern Benin, which has seen an increase in deadly ...

A suspected attack by jihadist insurgents has killed eight soldiers in northern Benin, military sources told AFP on Friday.

Benin deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers in January 2022 for the Mirador operation, before then recruiting another 5,000 soldiers ...

Mali is preparing to activate its long-dormant sovereign investment fund. The country is drawing on Burkina Faso’s experience to guide the process. A delegation from Burkina Faso will share its model ...

National U-20 Women’s Handball coach, Shittu Agboola, has lamented the non-release of one of his star players, Taiwo ...

The Russian Embassy in India has denied responsibility for the missile strike on Kusum Healthcare's pharmacy warehouse in ...

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Crowd estimates at a rally in support of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in Paris on April 6 range between 7,000 and 15 ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined.The split between the Economic ...

Fewer than half of young citizens expect things to get better in the near future.Key findings Almost half (47%) of Beninese youth (aged 18-35) have secondary or post-secondary education, compared to ...

A MAJORITY of the over 400 individuals rescued from boats in distress in the international waters in recent days are African. Those rescued by Emergency’s search and rescue ship, Life Support, are ...