Independence Day, celebrated today 1 August, marks the day the country regained complete freedom from France; it is a day of great pride for Beninese, who celebrate it with elaborate feasts, military parades and re-enactments of ancient ceremonies

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will examine Benin during this current session from 7 to 25 October

A law was enacted earlier this month recognising Beninese nationality for Afro-descendants, who will be able to benefit from all nationality-related rights, with the exception of 'political rights and access to the Beninese civil service'

All UNIBEN students trapped in the collapse of a three-storey building in a popular student housing estate in Benin have been rescued by emergency responders, said the Edo State Government

Over 23.000 people will directly benefit from the new drinking water sources that will be built in four departments of Benin by GMM, NGO 'a well for life' that works to donate water to those who can't access it