BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The two-month suspension of Cotonou mayor Lehady Soglo due to “grave faults” moments after he was audited on Friday by his superior, the “prefet” of the Littoral … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU President Patrice Talon of Benin returned home Sunday after a lengthy, 24-day stay in France for medical treatment that triggered an explosion of vicious attacks on him … Read More
BY LOU SIFA IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE A pitch-dark, warm night has spread its wings over Cana, a historical town in Southern Benin. The moon and the stars have the … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Despite being a Republic, Benin is a country with a strong royal tradition. Probably every community boasts kings or other traditional chiefs. While … Read More
BY LOU SIFA IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Bracing the biting dry heat and the stubborn thin dust of the Harmattan season, a colorful and vibrant crowd of royalties from around … Read More
BY USMAN MAMA PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Cana, today a regular village with a population of ten thousand people located on both sides of the Benin-Niger interstate highway 87 miles … Read More
BY LOU SIFA (WITH JULES MAOUSSI) There was a wide-spread joke here in Benin that the only way out of the frustration over the lingering economic malaise, the daily power … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE According to statistics released Sunday night by the Benin Polling Institute (IBS), a reliable organization that has accurately predicted previous elections in the country, Benin cotton magnate … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA, SPECIAL ENVOY COTONOU, BENIN—Just moments ago this Tuesday morning, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission of Benin, CENA, announced the two-front runners who will face off during the … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA, SPECIAL ENVOY Benin voters will head back to the polls in two weeks after the first round of the presidential election held yesterday, March 6. The two … Read More
