Benin President Patrice Talon Claims to Defeat Coup d’Etat One Week After Government of Guinea-Bissau Falls
The Interior Ministry of Benin announced on Sunday that an attempted military coup against President Patrice Talon had been thwarted.
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Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Slaughter of 70 Soldiers in Benin
Jamaat Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a Mali-based terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claims its forces killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military outposts in northeastern Benin last week.
Niger Junta Accuses France of Positioning Troops for Invasion
The military government of Niger on Sunday claimed France is positioning troops in surrounding countries and preparing an invasion to reverse the coup that forced President Mohamed Bazoum out of power in July.
Black Americans: UK Should Not Return Artefacts to ‘Slave Trader Heirs’ in Africa
An American NGO has demanded that British universities are refused permission to return artefacts taken from African states that “profited from slavery”.
Germany to Return Colonial-Era West African ‘Benin Bronze’ Artifacts
Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from West Africa by a British expedition.
Bronzes Being ‘Returned’ to Africa by Woke Archbishop Made in 1980s, No Link to Colonialism
Two supposed Benin Bronzes being “returned” to Africa by the woke Archbishop of Canterbury were actually made in the 1980s and have no link to colonialism, it has been admitted.
African Pirates Hijack Norwegian Ship, Kidnap 9 Crew
Pirates have kidnapped nine crew members after hijacking a Norwegian cargo ship off the coast of the West African country of Benin.
African Coalition Denies Legitimacy of Islamic State Video Purportedly Showing Execution of Troops, Weapons Seizure
The U.S.-backed Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting jihadis in the Lake Chad Basin counties over the weekend repudiated a video by the Islamic State-West African Province (ISWAP) released late last month and purportedly showing the execution of nine Nigerian troops as well as the seizure of personnel and their heavy weapons.
PICTURES: France Honours Special Forces Soldiers Killed Rescuing Hostages
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday defended a military operation to free hostages held in Burkina Faso that left two French special forces officers dead.
