Ships in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou in Benin, West Africa. Cars arrive here from Western countries, including the US.

Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year ...

Rifts like the one between Niger and Benin spell trouble for a region as interconnected as West Africa.

Benin’s US-backed counterterrorism operation against jihadist violence is making a bad situation worse.

Violence linked to Al Qaeda and Islamic State is spreading from inland West Africa to coastal states, and Benin is the hardest hit.

An attack at a farm in West Africa’s Kerou, Benin, has killed about 15 people. The incident also led to the abduction of several other people.

Learn about ancient civilisations in West Africa during the time of the Benin empire, including the Nok and Asante people in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

The recent terrorist attacks in Benin have become a troubling signal: the threat of terrorism is no longer confined to the Sahel region. Jihadist groups are expanding their reach -- if previously ...

Analysis - Benin's Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state armed groups since 2019.

Benin Republic has summoned a Nigerien diplomat amid accusations by Niger Republic’s military leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, that neighbouring countries are supporting terrorism in West Africa.

Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, which has wracked much of West Africa’s inland Sahel region for more than seven years, is spreading to the region's coastal states and ...