Benin

Popular Nollywood star Mike Ezuruonye has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Estam University

Two 16th century brass plaques depicting a Warrior Chief and a Court Official, belonging to the 'Benin Bronzes' series, will be returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Nigeria, where they had been found and looted

The project to create a museum on the epic of the Amazons and the kings of Dahomey, and the enhancement of the site of Abomey, a city in Benin that was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dahomey, has entered its active phase

The 16th International Cycling Tour of Benin was won by 21-year-old cyclist Paul Daumont of Burkina Faso

Vinci Energies signed a contract for the construction of electricity transmission and distribution infrastructures in 8 out 12 departments in the country

Mathieu Adjovi, president of the Cotton Producers' Association, said that cotton production had reached record levels with 730,000 tonnes in 2020/2021

A 2000 square meters mural in Cotonou is the longest in Africa, measuring 940 meters

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Cossi Dossouhoui, proceeded in Dassa -south-central Benin- to the launch of activities relating to the support project for the development of the cashew nut sector and agricultural entrepreneurs

Guillaume Legros, also known as Saype, has painted vast joined hands on a small island in the middle of Lake Nokoue as part of a chain of similar works around the world

Collaboration with FIFA on Football for Schools initiative continues to promote safe and healthy lifestyles for young people

A startup called EcoCity has developed rooftop vegetable gardens to feed the city

French Parliament votes to return artefacts to Benin