Benin News News Benin » Security: Edo Security Squad Averts Bloodbath In Benin, Restores Peace In Tensed Communities
Swift intervention by the Edo State Security Squad has averted what could have been a major bloodbath in Benin City, following violent clashes that erupted in ...
News Benin » Security: 7 security forces and 5 rangers killed in Benin national park as jihadi violence takes root
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Seven members of Beninese security forces and five rangers working with a conservation nonprofit have been killed in an attack by an armed group in Benin’s National Park W. The ...
News Benin » Security: ‘It’s pure war.’ A nation key to fight against Haiti’s gangs puts deployment on hold
(Tribune News Service) — The West African nation of Benin is supposed to be a critical partner in the multinational security mission helping Haiti fight violent gangs — pledging the single-largest ...
News Benin » Security: Al-Qaeda Terror Network in Sahel Claims First Attack in Nigeria
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate operating in the Sahelian states of Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, has claimed its first attack in Nigeria. The attack, ...
News Benin » Security: Sahel terror group JNIM hits Nigeria for the first time – a sign of expansion plans
The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) has claimed an attack it carried out in northern Nigeria, on the border with Benin. It is the first time these al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have ...
News Benin » Security: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trains young people in Benin to strengthen their role in regional integration
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trains young people in Benin to strengthen their role in regional integration ...