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In Benin, tensions soar over cost of living
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the heart of Cotonou’s large Dantokpa market, Diane Makpenon's family corn shop is less busy than usual these days."Going to the market has become...
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...
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...
Benin’s exhibition of artworks returned from France showcase its royal past
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoNearly 130 years after French soldiers entered the palace in Abomey in southern Benin and seized...
Benin Blocks First Shipment of Niger Crude Over Border Feud
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Benin has blocked export of Niger crude from its port after the landlocked West...
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...
Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks 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...
West Africa's Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launch malaria vaccination
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoBenin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes on Thursday under an...