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Nigerian Yoruba activist released from prison in Benin
COTONOU (Reuters) - Nigerian activist Sunday Adeyemo, imprisoned in Benin since last year for allegedly plotting an insurrection in Nigeria,...
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Nigeria’s looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later
By Tife Owolabi BENIN CITY, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in...
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French military to quit Mali in possible boost to jihadists
By John Irish and Tiemoko Diallo PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) -France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after...
Read moreFrance says 40 militants killed on Benin-Burkina Faso border
PARIS (Reuters) - French troops killed 40 militants on the Benin-Burkina Faso border in West Africa's Sahel region, the French...
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Diplomatic flurry as crunch time on Western military role in Mali nears
PARIS (Reuters) - Western foreign ministers will hold crunch talks on their countries' future presence fighting Islamist militants in Mali...
Read moreFrance launches terrorism probe over attack in northern Benin
PARIS (Reuters) -France opened a terrorism investigation on Thursday into an attack on park rangers in northern Benin in which...
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Analysis-Leaving Mali would not be easy as French military feels the heat
By John Irish and David Lewis PARIS (Reuters) - France is considering withdrawing its troops from Mali, but adapting its...
Read moreFrench national among six killed in Benin attack, sources say
DAKAR (Reuters) - A French national was among six people killed during an ambush on park rangers in northern Benin...
Read moreFive rangers, soldier killed in attack in Benin, park management says
COTONOU (Reuters) - Five rangers and a soldier were killed and 10 others wounded in an ambush by unnamed militants...
Read moreBenin army vehicle strikes land mine as security fears in north grow
DAKAR (Reuters) - A Benin army vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in a national park near the border with...
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Benin opposition leader sentenced to 20 years in prison
DAKAR (Reuters) - A court in Benin on Saturday convicted one of President Patrice Talon's main opponents for complicity in...
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New online archive for Benin Bronzes to go live at end of 2022
LAGOS (Reuters) - An online archive bringing together information on thousands of Benin Bronze artefacts in museums around the world...
Read moreTwo soldiers killed in Islamist militant attack in northern Benin, army says
COTONOU (Reuters) -Two soldiers were killed and several more wounded when Islamist militants attacked a border security post in northern...
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‘A testimony that we existed’: Benin receives looted art from France
COTONOU (Reuters) - Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 returned to Benin on Wednesday, a...
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France officially signs over artworks taken from ex-colony Benin
PARIS (Reuters) - Benin's President Patrice Talon signed an agreement on Tuesday to take back from France 26 artworks seized...
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Scottish university hands over looted Benin Bronze to Nigeria
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A Scottish university will on Thursday hand over to a Nigerian delegation a Benin...
Read moreBenin parliament votes to legalise abortion
By Allegresse Sasse COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin's parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said...
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U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council that Trump quit
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human...
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