Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year on August 1, the Republic of Benin celebrates its Independence Day commemorating the day in 1960 on which it gained its ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi on the occasion of the country's 55th year of independence, Beninese state television channel announced Friday.

Beninese soldiers take part in a parade marking the 64th anniversary of Benin's independence in Cotonou, Benin, on Aug. 1, 2024. Photo: Xinhua Beninese soldiers take part in a parade marking the 64th ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Sunday extended her congratulations to Benin's president, Patrice Talon, for the country's 65th year of independence. In 1958, France granted autonomy to the ...

As protests spread in Benin in the run-up to Sunday's elections, this is a timeline of the West African country that critics say has slipped towards authoritarian rule under President Patrice Talon.