Former France international fullback Manuel Amoros has been handed a two-year deal to take charge of Benin, officials said on Tuesday.

Ghana and other West African Countries Cited in A Major Narcotic Trafficking and Money Laundering. In addition, Ellissa Group SA, Ellissa Holding, Ellissa Megastore, Ellissa Parc Cotonou, and Ellissa Shipping, the latter three of which are located in Benin, were designated (the Ellissa companies collectively, "Ellis sa Holding").

On the West African coast, exploring the rituals of vodun, Benin’s ancient religion.

WE were driving through the back alleys of Ouidah, a sultry former slave port in the West African nation of Benin, when we spotted him: a figure in robes and leather gloves. His face was hidden by a burlap hood studded with beads and cowrie shells.

A cargo vessel captain and chief engineer were killed while their ship was being assaulted by pirates on Monday, according to AFP. Numerous shots fired resulted in the pair dying off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria.

LAGOS, Nigeria  Pirates off Nigeria's coast attacked a cargo ship early Monday, shooting dead its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters for shippers, an official said. The killings come as another ship nearby was attacked this weekend and pirates hijacked a tanker ship off the coast of neighboring Benin on Thursday, the International Maritime Bureau said.

Serendipity is written into his name, and the way in which he became the head of one of Africa's strongest nations strengthened the belief among Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan was born to be fortunate.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off Nigeria's coast attacked a cargo ship early Monday, shooting dead its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters for shippers, an official said.

COTONOU, Benin, 24 January 2012 – A legal identity is a critical right, one many children in Benin are denied. During a visit to her home country, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo, an internationally renowned singer, advocated for improvements in the birth registration system to guarantee this right for all children.

[Vanguard] Abuja - Fresh massive fraud in the subsidy payments on fuel and kerosene was, Thursday, unearthed in the on-going investigation on fuel subsidy regime.