Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) will take charge of retrieving and preserving the Benin Bronzes, with the approval of the Oba of Benin, the rightful owner of the artefacts. The bronzes, looted by British soldiers in 1897 from the former Kingdom of Benin, remain largely in European museums. A 2023 decree by […]

Benin’s military has reported significant casualties following a deadly attack near its borders with Niger and Burkina Faso, areas increasingly plagued by insurgency. Related:Haiti: Benin Offers 2,000 Troops to Kenya-Led Force Colonel Faizou Gomina, the chief of staff for the National Guard, described the assault on Wednesday evening at one of the country’s most fortified […]

On Monday, the United States Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, during a press briefing held in Georgetown, Guyana, said that she had discussed with Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry and other partners about “the urgency of deploying” the force. RELATED: Haiti: Deficit of Mental Health Experts Benin has offered to contribute 2,000 troops to […]