COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their arrest last year on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African ...

Groupe Partouche has opened its first casino in the Republic of Benin, within the newly opened, five-star Sofitel Cotonou ...

Sofitel, MGallery, and Emblems—are celebrating a record-breaking year of growth in 2024, with close to 90 new hotels signed ...

Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa in Benin. SOFITEL Similarly, strong growth is underway at MGallery, which has 48 hotels in the development pipeline, and Emblems, the new luxury collections brand ...

Whether a budget-friendly room or five-star resort, hotels and accommodations are among the biggest expenses of any trip, and no one wants to pay more than they have to. Just as timing impacts getting ...

just hours before a dramatic raid by EFCC operatives on a Benin hotel where witnesses for PDP governorship candidate Asue Ighodalo were being accommodated. The timing of the meeting has raised ...

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at the Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou (Benin), on the sidelines of the 1st Benin-CARICOM Ministerial Meeting, Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

Benin’s new law adds two holidays for traditional religions. Celebrated January 9-10, some see it as recognition of indigenous faiths, while others cite fairness compared to major religions with ...

Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...