Imports of goods to Benin’s main port of Cotonou increased 27 percent to 7 million metric tons this year after the harbor underwent renovations to enable it to handle more traffic. The West African ...

A ship carrying a million barrels of crude oil from Niger left Benin's Seme port for China on Sunday, marking temporary relief in a trade row between the African neighbours as well as Beijing's latest ...

The Bulgarian captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship who was kidnapped along with seven other sailors by pirates off the coast of Benin last month, has been freed, Bulgaria’s foreign ministry said ...

Niger accuses Benin of kidnapping five oil workers, while Benin claims they entered an oil terminal illegally. Tensions in West Africa rise amid an ongoing oil export dispute. This latest flare in ...

For months, Benin has been blocking a pipeline set to export crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation. Benin's concession was a ...

COTONOU/NIAMEY - A prosecutor in Benin said authorities had detained on Wednesday five Niger nationals for allegedly entering Benin's Seme-Kpodji pipeline terminal under false pretences, deepening a ...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Sunday, October 13, inspected ongoing work at the Dangote Jetty and Port operated by Dangote Group, ...

Niger has accused Benin of kidnapping five oil workers, while Benin claims the men entered a sensitive oil terminal illegally. This latest flare in tensions comes as Niger accuses Benin of kidnapping ...