COTONOU (Reuters) - A militant attack on an army position has killed six soldiers in northern Benin, where government troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by armed Islamist groups ...

A weekend attack killed six Beninese soldiers with the army having “neutralised” 17 ... Attacks in northern Benin have increased in recent years with authorities blaming members of the Islamic ...

Benin belonged to the British Empire until 1960. Then it became part of the independent country of Nigeria. Today, the Oba of Benin leads religious ceremonies, but he no longer rules his people.

A militant attack on an army position has killed six soldiers in northern Benin, where government troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by armed Islamist groups, an army spokesperson said.