Benin

The Republic of Benin has pledged to deploy 2,000 troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peacekeeping forceto help the Caribbean nation's police fight armed gangs. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations on…

Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said, following five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS…

In a thrilling showdown at the West African Football Union (WAFU) B Zone edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship, Benin emerged victorious in the boys' final, defeating Cote d'Ivoire 2-0 at the Stade Municipal in Lome on…

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club Bendel Insurance FC were held to a 2-2 draw against RS Berkane of Morocco in the second preliminary stage of the CAF Confederation Cup on Saturday, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo…

Côte d'Ivoire have qualified for the final of the WAFU-B Under-20 Boys Cup after a 3-2 penalty shootout win against Benin on Monday night. The Baby Elephants and Junior Cheetahs played out a four-goal thriller in regulation time that…

World champion and world record holder Tobi Amusan won the women's 100m Hurdles semi-final at the National Trials event holding at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. The trials will be used to select Team Nigeria…

Benin held reigning African champions Senegal to a 1-1 draw in a highly anticipated clash at the Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou in their 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Saturday night. In the absence of Kalidou…

World Health organization (WHO) has congratulated and lauded the efforts of African countries, Benin and Mali for eliminating  trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO’s African Region to achieve…

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met with his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon, promising military support to help the country contain spill over from jihadist conflict across its northern border with Burkina Faso. West Africa coastal…

The Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Cotonou in Benin, with the aim to strengthen economic and industrial ties between the two countries. Qin Gang's visit follows recent celebrations of 50 years of cooperation between the two…