Egypt booked their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Benin 3-1 after extra time on Monday at the Grand Stade d’Agadir, following a Round of 16 encounter that remained finely balanced for long periods. Well organised and fearless, the Cheetahs caused EgyptContinue Reading
A shipment of Benin’s pineapples touched down at an airport in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, on Monday, leading to the African fruit’s entry into the Chinese market. A batch of pineapples weighing 1 tonne arrived at the Changsha Huanghua International Airport at 4 p.m. Monday afterContinue Reading
Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loanContinue Reading
Benin’s government said on Sunday that an attempted military mutiny had been foiled in Cotonou, the country’s economic capital and largest city, after armed soldiers briefly took over state television to declare President Patrice Talon was removed from office. How did a country that was long considered stable inContinue Reading
At Benin’s request, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered Nigerian armed forces to help Benin dislodge coup plotters, the president’s office said in a statement on Sunday. Benin requested immediate Nigerian air support, the deployment of Nigerian Air Force assets within Beninese airspace, and the Nigerian ground forces,Continue Reading
Benin’s armed forces have foiled an attempted mutiny aimed at destabilizing the state and its institutions, Minister of Interior and Public Security Alassane Seidou said in a statement on Sunday. Seidou made the remarks after a group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state broadcaster Benin TVContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The African Union (AU) and West Africa’s sub-regional body, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have condemned the attempted coup by the military in Benin, according to separate statements on Sunday. The AU, in a statement, said the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,Continue Reading
