Benin News » Littoral News Benin » Littoral » Trade: Nigeria, Benin move against goods' diversion, eye $3.4trn AfCFTA trade
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/nigeria-benin-move-against-goods-diversion-eye-3-4trn-afcfta-trade/ar-AA1FrmQg
Published on: Sunday 25 May 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Benin Republic Customs Administration, yesterday, flagged off a seamless digitalised cross-border trade facilitation process, tagged SIGMAT Connectivity, to ...
News Benin » Littoral » Trade: ‘Staggering’ trade for belief-based use drives hooded vultures to near-extinction in Benin
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/
Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026
Hundreds of critically endangered hooded vultures and their parts are being illegally sold in markets in Benin, according to recent research. The birds are coveted for their supposed supernatural ...