Tag: Benin

China and African nations urged to work with UN to set up AI governing institution

April 10, 2024

Amid intense competition with the United States to dominate Artificial Intelligence (AI), China has recently hosted a forum attended by a number of African countries ... Read More

Niger to start exporting oil to Benin in April

March 12, 2024

Niger is expected to increase its oil production five-fold thanks to a pipeline linking the country to Benin, which will start operating in April. Niger ... Read More

Germany willing to talk with Sahel’s new juntas in bid to confront extremism in strife-torn region

March 5, 2024

Germany, which currently chairs the Sahel Alliance, a key development body in the conflict-torn region, makes efforts to boost trust in state structures in countries ... Read More

China dispatches medical team to Benin to provide medical services for locals

January 25, 2024

China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has sent a medical team to Benin to provide medical services for locals, state-run news agency Xinhua reports, citing the ... Read More

Benin, Bahamas establish diplomatic ties, scrap visa requirements

January 24, 2024

Benin and Bahamas have established diplomatic and cooperation relations between the two countries and have waived visa requirements for all sorts of passports. Fredrick Mitchell, ... Read More

Benin, Sri Lanka waive visa requirement for diplomats

January 22, 2024

Benin and Sri Lanka have sealed a deal to scrap visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports from both countries as part of efforts to ... Read More

US plans to set up drone bases in coastal West Africa to stem Islamist advance and counter China

January 10, 2024

The United States is reportedly seeking to set up military drones bases along the West African coast in an urgent effort to stop the spread ... Read More

Benin: Policer officer sustains serious injuries in attack by unidentified armed men

January 8, 2024

Some unidentified armed men have inflicted serious injuries to a policeman in northern Benin, theater of regular fighting between the army and terror groups. The ... Read More

Benin lifts ban on exports to Niger

December 28, 2023

Benin’s Cotonou port authority (PAC) lifted Wednesday December 27 the ban on the exportation of goods to neighboring Niger. The ban was part of the ... Read More

Benin’s Talon poised to restore ties with Niger after diplomatic showdown

December 22, 2023

Patrice Talon, Benin’s President, told Thursday December 21 lawmakers, his keenness to thaw ties with neighboring Niger where he condemned the military coup that removed ... Read More