For Major General Paul Ufuoma Omu, entry into the armed forces was simply a calling to put one’s life on the line for his ...

Yet, in African classrooms, the narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte is often reduced to his role in the French Revolution, omitting the humiliating defeat of the French empire by an African-led army ...

The film tells the story of Senegalese soldiers enlisted in the French army during World War I and ... on the return of royal treasures to Benin, won the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale and ...

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In recent months northern Benin has seen an uptick in such assaults on the army, which the government often blames on Islamist militants seeking to extend their reach from neighbouring Burkina ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...

Benin's army spokesman Ebenezer Honfoga could not be immediately reached by the news agency. The al-Qaeda affiliate and its rival, Islamic State, have since 2024 intensified their rivalry and ...

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — An attack by Islamic militants on military posts in northern Benin last week left at least 54 soldiers dead, the West African country’s government said. Authorities had ...

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger. The authorities had previously ...