Some African Americans are among those are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can ...

A new law in Benin gives citizenship to people who can prove their ancestors were sent from Sub-Saharan Africa during the ...

In a groundbreaking move, Benin has taken significant steps to address its historical involvement in the transatlantic slave ...

The €1m ‘Growing Benin's Organic Cotton Sector’ project, dedicated to aiding smallholder cotton farmers in the West African ...

A diplomatic crisis fueled by political tension between Niger and Benin is hampering the economic activities of people in both countries.

Dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, Ganvié was created by the people of the Tofinu tribe as a refuge from European slave traders.

According to the protesters, who include scientists from universities in Berlin, Benin and Cameroon, the skull may have been ...

Loterie Nationale du Bénin SA, the West African nation’s state-run lottery company, rose 4.1% in its trading debut following ...

Press Release - Among other things, the project plans to create 130 high flow-rate boreholes and pumping stations for a cumulative flow of 3,100 cubic metres per hour.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, ...

The new law is part of a broader effort by Benin to reckon with its own historical role in the slave trade. The law is open to all over 18 who do not already hold other African citizenship and can ...

DAKAR, Senegal — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent ...