Benin opposition leader sentenced to 20 years in jail
Benin opposition leader and former justice minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced on Saturday to 20 years in prison for terrorism ...
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Benin set for controversial local poll despite virus
Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties Sunday as the authorities push ahead with the vote ...
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Benin ready for treasures’ return
Abomey-Calavi, Benin—The display cases at the royal palaces in Benin’s sleepy southern town of Abomey are coated in dust and ...
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Nigerian gets to feel $10m in cold cash
Abidjan, Ivory Coast—Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, known as Africa’s richest man, told a forum in Ivory Coast on Saturday how ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.