By Sabrine Amboka ACI Africa, Jan 18, 2025 / 07:00 am Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have appealed for calm ahead of the West African country’s 2026 general elections.

Jihadi attacks in Benin have spiked more than tenfold between July and December compared with the same period last year — from 2 to 25 — according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data ...

An attack at a farm in West Africa’s Kerou, Benin, has killed about 15 people. The incident also led to the abduction of several other people.

French police announced Tuesday that they were searching for a track and field athlete from the African nation of Benin, saying Odile Ahouanwanou had not been seen in a week. The 33-year-old was ...

Stefan Heunis/AFP African Parks Network, which manages natural parks throughout the continent, is seeking to expand. Present today in Benin, and perhaps tomorrow in Côte d’Ivoire, APN rangers — who ...

Thousands of bronzes from the former Benin empire are held in private collections and in over 160 museums around the world. Most have offered to discuss loaning the bronzes instead of repatriation.

On Feb. 8-10, a series of roadside bombings in northern Benin’s W National Park killed seven employees of the conservation group African Parks, including four rangers and a French anti-poaching ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that his country will return 26 African artworks — royal thrones, ceremonial altars, revered statues — to Benin later this month, part of France ...

Benin on Wednesday welcomed back nearly 30 royal treasures looted from the West African state during France’s colonial rule more than 130 years ago.

Most of the art of Africa before this century has been lost because of its fragile materials, such as wood and textiles. But from the West African kingdom of Benin comes one of the world’s great ...