Sources: Reuters
Twenty-eight soldiers are killed during a mass shooting in northern Benin near the border with Burkina Faso. 2025-01-8
Two police officers are fatally shot in Alibori Department, Benin. 2024-09-16
Gunmen open fire at a police station in Karimama, Benin, killing one officer and wounding several more. 2022-04-26
Two soldiers are killed and others are wounded during an attack at a security post by Islamic extremists in Porga, Benin. It is the second confirmed Islamic extremist attack in the country's history. 2021-12-1
Nine crew members of a Norwegian ship were kidnapped off the coast of Benin. 2019-11-4
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
At least 18 people drown after an overloaded boat sinks north of Benin's commercial capital Cotonou. 2012-12-17
The leaders of Benin, Cape Verde and Sierra Leone arrive in Côte d'Ivoire to urge Laurent Gbagbo to resign as President. 2010-12-28
More than half of politicians in Benin call for impeachment proceedings against President Boni Yayi over his involvement in a Ponzi scheme. 2010-08-20