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Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoA China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an...
'No reason to justify the distrust and attitude' of Niger, Benin president says
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoBenin President Patrice Talon said Niger has not responded to his country's concerns and his...
France could deliver drones to help Benin battle militants
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoCOTONOU (Reuters) -France could deliver drones and more sophisticated weapons to Benin to help it...
Jihadi violence hits Benin, shows spread across West Africa
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIt’s been more than a year since jihadis first stormed Igor Kassah's town in northern Benin but the...
France pledges more security, education support to Benin
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pledged security cooperation and support to Benin as...
West Africa's Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launch malaria vaccination
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoBenin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes on Thursday under an...
Benin constitutional court affirms election win for ruling coalition
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBenin's constitutional court on Friday affirmed the ruling coalition's win in last weekend's...
Voodoo dances and rituals wow tourists at Benin festival
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoOver a thousand people gathered in the small Atlantic coast town of Ouidah on Tuesday, once an...
Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 2 years agoGLO-DJIGBE, Benin (Reuters) - On a large factory floor in southwestern Benin, dozens of young people...
Benin Blocks First Shipment of Niger Crude Over Border Feud
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Benin has blocked export of Niger crude from its port after the landlocked West...