Stars and Stripes22h
Militants inflict heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces in an attack in the north
COTONOU, Benin — Militants inflicted heavy losses on Benin’s armed forces during an attack this week on a fortified military ...
The Guardian Nigeria15d
Oba of Benin returns traditional wrestling competition
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II (CFR), on Friday, returned the Igue traditional wrestling competition after eight years on the throne. The sandy battleground ground wrestling competition that began ...
The Yorkshire Post24d
Heligoland Bight: How fishing trawler rescued Yorkshire RAF pilot and his crew after ill-fated air battle of Second World War
Through such events, and with the help of archive material and educational partnerships, those behind the project want to keep alive the memory of the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Jack Waterfall ...
The Verge24d
Apple Maps on the web now has Look Around
At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...
The Virgin Islands Daily News25d
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade
European merchants deported an estimated 1.5 million slaves from the Bight of Benin, a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo ...
The Punch Newspapers25d
Benin Republic’s delegates in Nigeria to understudy INEC
The Autonomous National Electoral Commission of Benin has turned to the Independent National Electoral Commission for guidance as it gears up for its most challenging electoral season in 2026.
Africanews26d
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants
European merchants deported an estimated 1.5 million slaves from the Bight of Benin, a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo ...
Black Enterprise26d
Benin Grants Citizenship To Descendants Of The Enslaved, Reckons With Role In Slave Trade
Benin is one of the few African countries that is invested in offering citizenship to descendants of the enslaved Benin’s President, Patrice Talon, passed a law in September 2024 that gives ...
Rolling Out26d
Benin’s new law grants citizenship to descendants of slaves
Historical context: The bight of Benin Benin’s significance in the slave trade cannot be overstated. The country was a major port of departure for enslaved Africans, with an estimated 1.5 ...
Philadelphia Tribune26d
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade
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 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette27d
Descendants of slaves given citizenship status in Benin
European merchants deported an estimated 1.5 million slaves from the Bight of Benin, a territory that includes modern-day Benin and Togo and part of modern-day Nigeria, said Ana Lucia Araujo ...