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Two soldiers are killed by an improvised explosive device while riding a motorcycle in Karimama, Alibori, Benin.
2023-12-12

Gunmen open fire at a police station in Karimama, Benin, killing one officer and wounding several more.
2022-04-26

The Benin National Assembly votes to legalize abortion within the first three months of pregnancy if it is likely to "aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress" or is "incompatible with the woman or the unborn child's interest", becoming one of the few countries in Africa to authorize abortions.
2021-10-21

Benin receives a shipment of 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative.
2021-03-11

The Bulgarian captain of Portuguese-flagged cargo ship the "Tommi Ritscher", who was kidnapped along with seven other sailors by pirates off the coast of Benin last month, is freed. The captain was kidnapped at the port of Cotonou in the Gulf of Guinea on April 19.
2020-05-25

An Anglo-Eastern Group oil tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin. The area is well known for piracy.
2018-02-4

Voting for the second round of Benin's election begins with current President Thomas Boni Yayi stepping down after completing two terms.
2016-03-20

Voters in Benin go to the polls for the first round of voting in a presidential election with 33 candidates vying to replace current President Thomas Yayi Boni.
2016-03-6

Leaders of the African Union meet in Benin to discuss a resolution of the leadership crisis after deadlocked elections in January.
2012-03-17