In the running alongside nine other candidates from the African continent, OPA's fusion of afrobeats, soul, jazz and traditional Beninese sounds won over both the public vote and the jury for the ...

Amazone Airlines launches in Benin, reopening domestic flights and boosting tourism and regional travel opportunities.

COTONOU, March 23 (Reuters) - The ruling party candidate in Benin's upcoming presidential election has vowed to create ...

The hooded vulture, a small, scruffy-looking raptor native to sub-Saharan Africa, gets its name from a patch of beige ...

COTONOU, Benin—Perhaps Maj. Gen. Abou Issa should have realized he was facing a coup d’état when a junior soldier punched him in the mouth. The soldier belonged to an emergency unit dispatched to Issa ...

COTONOU: Benin’s military is searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several dead as other west African countries mobilised to offer military support. At ...

Incumbent finance minister Romuald Wadagni is a strong favourite to win against opposition candidate, Paul Hounkpé.

Eric Clapton will play six shows in the United States this fall, beginning Sept. 6 in Detroit and concluding Sept. 17 in Kansas City. Jimmie Vaughan will serve as the opening act on all of these dates ...

The Sex Pistols and Frank Carter will return to the road this fall, announcing a slew of make-up dates after they were forced to delay a 2025 tour. The North American run will kick off Sept. 11 at the ...

Gorillaz have announced their first extensive North American tour in nearly four years. Damon Albarn and his bandmates will cross the ocean to perform live in support of The Mountain, their new album, ...

Benin has commissioned a new on-site power plant in the capital, Cotonou, to boost energy resilience at its flagship sports stadium. The 3 MVA power plant consists of two CGM 1500 ...

March 2026 will go down in history as the month of BTS's big return, with their much-hyped new album ARIRANG finally dropping, a long-anticipated world tour starting soon after, and a two-part ...