The match will now be played on Sunday, June 12. Read more »
Opposition candidate Patrice Talon has beaten the ruling party's Lionel Zinsou after a presidential run-off. Read more »
Voting stations have closed with "no major incident" reported across the West African state, said an election monitor. Read more »
The iconic singer and activist has won the Grammy for Best World Music Album for her Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg collaboration, Sings. Kidjo was up against South African ... Read more »
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Gregoire Ahongbonon of Benin has been named 'African of the Year' by Nigeria's Daily Trust for for "extra-ordinary work in caring for under-privileged people with mental ... Read more »
Angelique Kidjo had previously won a Grammy for her 2007 album, Djin Djin. Read more »
Angélique Kidjo is a Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, with a focus on girls' education. Read more »
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The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin Republic, began in Abuja with Nigeria's Minister of Defence Aliyu Gusau ... Read more »
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