Election officers put ink on voters fingers to make sure they don't vote twice Early indications show voter turnout was low in Benin's presidential election, where polling stations have now closed.

They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups known as guilds. There were guilds for wood carvers ...

Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that three prominent men including a presidential guard commander have been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West African nation.

The kingdom of Benin began in the 900s. Learn about the kingdom, how it was ruled and when it ended. What was life like in Benin? What was life like in Benin city? Find out what goods people ...

Benin announced Wednesday evening that it had foiled a coup attempt and arrested Republican Guard Commander Djimon Dieudonne Trvoedjre, former Sports Minister Oswald Homeky, and businessman ...

Benin's geographic position at the intersection of two important regional corridors - the Abidjan-Lagos corridor and the Cotonou-Niamey corridor - makes it an important commercial and tourism ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate. The African music star mulls her 40-year career, which is to be celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall.

We’re then whisked to a room where a group of people are lined up before a goulish-looking woman, whose clothes, jewelry, and general demeanor imply she’s a one-percenter, wearing a pin with the ...

“Kamala Harris’s VP choice, Tim Walz, is the governor who just changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian ...

That’s where French pins come in, as they are both easy to use *and* timelessly chic, too. Essentially an extra-large bobby pin that features two sturdy prongs to hold up hair, French pins are ...

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