Benin

The Inquiry. Can Benin win back its diaspora? Audio, 23 minutes
How the West African nation plans to lure back descendants of enslaved ancestors.
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BBC World Service
Unavailable
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law
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World
Posted
29 July
Benin names Spike Lee and wife ambassadors for African-Americans in the US
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World
Posted
24 July
Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star
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Africa
Posted
3 July
Benin's bid to become a cycling power
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Africa Sport
Posted
8 May
Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
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Africa
Posted
24 April
Era-defining Benin musician dies aged 39
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Africa
Posted
5 February
Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack
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Africa
Posted
10 January
'Traumatised' Rohr wants Libya sanctioned
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Africa Sport
Posted
30 December 2024
Benin arrests three men over suspected coup plot
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Africa
Posted
26 September 2024
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
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Africa
Posted
9 May 2024
Angélique Kidjo's secret to success: Being hangry
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Africa
Posted
17 November 2023
This Cultural Life. Angélique Kidjo. Audio, 43 minutes
Singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo reveals her formative cultural influences.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Benin media guide
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Africa
Posted
24 July 2023
Angélique Kidjo says the Grammys 'need diversity'
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
28 March 2023
Indigo, is it a colour or a fabric? Video, 00:03:08
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Africa
Posted
23 February 2023
Thousands celebrate Benin's voodoo holiday. Video, 00:01:19
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Africa
Posted
13 January 2023
Nigeria and Benin bid to co-host 2025 Nations Cup
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Sport Africa
Posted
19 December 2022
In the footsteps of Benin's 'Woman King' Video, 00:07:24
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Africa
Posted
14 October 2022
Did coups in Mali and Burkina Faso halt jihadist attacks?
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Africa
Posted
30 July 2022
The Venice of West Africa. Video, 00:02:41
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Africa
Posted
18 July 2022
From Benin footballer to heptathlon champion
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Sport Africa
Posted
13 July 2022
The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2021, John Baptist Dasalu and Fighting for Freedom. Audio, 14 minutes
Jake Subryan Richards reads the letter sent by a captured man who arrived in Cuba in 1854.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
The all-girl band taking Benin by storm. Video, 00:03:22
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Africa
Posted
28 April 2022