Tag: Benin

Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Musical icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to…

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Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists…

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Era-defining Benin musician dies aged 39

Tributes have been paid to Willy Mignon, an era-defining Beninese musician who…

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Beninese army suffers ‘hard blow’ in border attack

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border…

Meet one of Africa’s greatest modern thinkers

When renowned Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu passed on in early 2022, Paulin J. Hountondji…

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Father Godfrey Nzamujo: Benin’s zero waste farmer inspiring an agricultural movement

Thirty-five years ago, with just one acre of land, a couple of…

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