COTONOU, Benin — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last year on suspicion of plotting a coup in the small West African country.

Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting a coup in the small West African ...

The Federal Government, on Saturday welcomed 15 returning Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Volunteers from the Republic of Benin. Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid (NTAC ...

Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite challenges, ...

OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena ...

Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent textile revolution.

Nigeria and Benin Republic have begun assessment process to reactivate a 50 years old sugar company jointly owned by the two countries. Nigeria and Benin Republic had in 1975 established the Savé ...

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of locals and foreigners who flock to the Atlantic coast ...

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". Neither Olivier Boko ...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had addressed the Pardons Board (while serving as federal territories minister), and, recently, the current king, about the former premier Najib Abdul Razak ...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Here’s a spot of good news: New Hampshire students scored above the national average in math and reading, according to data from the Nation’s Report Card released Wednesday by ...