Benin may have the best chance to date of getting them back, as French President Emmanuel Macron vows to make the return of treasures from former African colonies a top priority. ... Read more »

Harnessing technology can create new opportunities for the next generation across Africa, Christine Lagarde said during the first visit by an IMF Managing Director to the United ... Read more »

Tanzania played hosts Benin to a 1-1 draw in a friendly match at Stade de l' Amitie in Cotonou, a match that players took seriously as an event will count in the FIFA World ... Read more »

Singer Angelique Kidjo and eight of Benin's music artists have joined forces to create a song calling on the population to say NO to child marriage, as part of the national Zero ... Read more »

The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner asked Grace Villamor about her research on gender-specific responses by farmers in Benin. Read more »

The match will now be played on Sunday, June 12. Read more »

Opposition candidate Patrice Talon has beaten the ruling party's Lionel Zinsou after a presidential run-off. Read more »

Voting stations have closed with "no major incident" reported across the West African state, said an election monitor. Read more »

The iconic singer and activist has won the Grammy for Best World Music Album for her Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg collaboration, Sings. Kidjo was up against South African ... Read more »

In 2016, we should watch for surprises from unexpected quarters, writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran for the Institute for Security Studies. Read more »