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The naval patrol boat Alibori braves high seas and rough weather to help prevent a repeat of that disastrous year 2011, when pirates carried...
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With a fine ceramic minaret, multicoloured walls and a great, carved wooden door, the Grand Mosque in Benin’s capital is a marvel of Afro-Brazilian...
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Businessman Patrice Talon won the second round of Benin’s presidential election, his adversary and incumbent Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou told AFP before the release...
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Benin began voting Sunday in the deciding second round of its presidential election, with Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou taking on businessman Patrice Talon for...
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Benin’s presidential election looks likely to be a second round run-off between Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou and businessman Patrice Talon, the country’s electoral commission...
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Polls closed and counting began in Benin on Sunday after voting to choose a new president from a record 33 candidates, with monitors reporting...
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Benin went to the polls Sunday to choose a new president from a crowded field of 33 candidates, but with concerns lingering about the...
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A dug-out canoe speeds along the water then slows down suddenly before stopping altogether. Blocking its path are water hyacinths as far as the...
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A record 48 candidates have applied to contest next month’s presidential election in the west African nation of Benin, the electoral agency said on...
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As the drumming rumbles on, Hollywood actor Djimon Hounsou walks shirtless with a voodoo procession making its way through the dusty streets of Heve...