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Mauto's e-motorcycles are changing Benin's bike-taxi scene
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoZems wind their way through almost every street in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin. These...
E-moped firm out to win over West Africa's sceptical moto-taxi drivers
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoShrouded in exhaust fumes, Arouna Gdamassi slid silently among the motorcycles swarming through rush...
France pledges more security, education support to Benin
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pledged security cooperation and support to Benin as...
France could deliver drones to help Benin battle militants
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOTONOU (Reuters) -France could deliver drones and more sophisticated weapons to Benin to help it...
Djimon Hounsou said he feels 'cheated' after his 30 years in Hollywood. Here's a look at his storied...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDjimon Hounsou has been in Hollywood for over three decades.Ron Galella/Getty Images; Mike...
Killings reported in Benin's north
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn attack by unidentified armed persons in the north of the small West African nation of Benin has killed "about 15 people," according to the government's spokesperson. Spokesperson Wilfried ...
Jihadi violence hits Benin, shows spread across West Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been more than a year since jihadis first stormed Igor Kassah's town in northern Benin but the...
How 'outlier' filmmaker C.J. Obasi became Nigeria's new Oscar hopeful
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWe asked Sundance filmmakers to keep a diary of their working life. C.J. Obasi ('Mami Wata')...
'No reason to justify the distrust and attitude' of Niger, Benin president says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoBenin President Patrice Talon said Niger has not responded to his country's concerns and his...
Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPolice in Benin fired tear gas to break up a protest over the cost of living called by trade unions and they arrested several senior union figures on...