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Two police officers are fatally shot in Alibori Department, Benin.
2024-09-16

Two police officers are killed and another is injured in Dassari, Benin, by militants suspected to be from Niger or Burkina Faso.
2022-06-26

A court in Benin sentences opposition leader Reckya Madougou to 20 years in prison after finding her guilty of "financing terrorism". The case has been highly controversial, with a judge in the case fleeing to France and denouncing the case as "entirely politically motivated".
2021-12-11

After violent days of protests, Beninese citizens head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Patrice Talon is expected to win his second term as most of his rivals are either in prison or in exile.
2021-04-11

Protests against President Patrice Talon's re-election bid in the city of Savè result in the death of one person, as troops attempt to disperse protesters with the use of weapons. Six people are also injured by gunfire.
2021-04-8

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

Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram.
2014-05-17

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