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Benin election: Internet shutdown on voting day

All social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and other messaging apps like WhatsApp have been blocked in Benin. On Sunday many users of these digital...

Benin: No opposition on ballot for legislative poll

On Sunday the people of Benin will be heading to the polls to elect new members of parliament. The upcoming election has however been marred...

Over 200 child slaves rescued from West African markets

Over 200 children have been rescued from slavery in West African markets by officials of Interpol. According to Interpol, 216 of these children were trafficked...

IMF approves over $22 million for Benin

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Benin.

Benin gets 151 million dollar bailout from the IMF

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Benin for an amount...

Benin’s Talon abandons plans to push for term limit

The president of Benin Patrice Talon has said that he was saddened by his failure to secure amendment to his country’s constitution to reduce...

Benin President’s attempt to reduce term limit fails

The president of Benin, Patrice Talon failed in his attempt to reform his country’s constitution. Reducing the current two five-year presidential term to just one...

Benin’s Parliament to consider single six year presidential term

Benin’s parliament is expected table a draft constitutional reform in days to come sources privy to the information have hinted.

No more short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries traveling to Benin

The government of Benin has scrapped a policy that requires citizens of 31 African countries to secure short stay visa before entering the country. That...

Anti-voodoo cult members die from suffocation in Benin

Members of a Benin cult who participated in a prayer ritual that killed five people receive care at a hospital in Porto Novo, Benin....

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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