Yoruba people are facing political persecution in Benin Republic. People of a particular ethnic group that I won’t like to mention its name always block us from doing well politically.

Benin President Patrice Talon on Wednesday dismissed criticism that his government was holding political prisoners after the jailing of two opposition leaders late last year.

The family of late Esogban of Benin, and Odinwere of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, and the Castle of Legends Initiatives (COLI) have called on all the governorship candidates of the 13 ...

Benin's Red Wednesday Movement Adds to Political Uncertainty August 16, 2013 10:27 AM By Robbie Corey-Boulet; Map of Benin. Share Print. DAKAR — A budding protest movement has raised ...

Silence has fallen around the political opposition in Benin, once a beacon of multi-party democracy, where arrests have proliferated since presidential elections less than four months ago.

As the people of Benin look up to voting the country's president for the next five years, many political analysts reckon the winner of the 4 March election would come from among the four of the 17 ...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yomi Alliyu, says that the Extradition Treaty of 1984 between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin excludes political fugitives.

As we anticipate the early results from the Republic of Benin's April 11th Presidential elections later today, Moody's says the credit challenges remain for the small West African country, and ...

In a statement jointly signed by the former African leaders, titled “Statement on Situation in Republic of Benin” which was made available by Obasanjo Special Assistant Media, Kehinde Akinyemi ...

Former Benin president Thomas Boni Yayi left the country on Saturday for health reasons, a spokesman for his party said, after two months of political crisis following controversial elections in ...

For about a month, hundreds of residents of Benin's capital, Cotonou, have dressed up in bright red clothing every Wednesday to send a peaceful but clear message of discontent with the government.

Benin’s former president Thomas Boni Yayi was in Togo Sunday having left effective house arrest in his homeland for health reasons, his representatives said, as political crisis grips the nation ...