| 5,485,070 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Military Forces of Benin intercepted a pirate vessel named 'Cobra' in waters of the coast of Benin |
| 5,485,073 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Thousands marched in the streets of Cotonou to demand the liberation of Pierre Urbain Dangnivo who disapeared under mysterious circumstances on August 17. |
| 5,485,077 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Benin's police forces violently dispersed a marched in Cotonou protesting against the decision of the interior minister to ban all public manifestations regarding the disapearance of Pierre Urbain Dangnivo. |
| 5,485,080 |
6.4833 |
2.6167 |
Benin |
|
Protesters demonstrated in Porto-Novo againt the government's implementation of a biometric identification scheme. |
| 5,485,083 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Around a thousand people took to the streets in the small west African nation of Benin on Tuesday to protest against an incomplete voters roll for the March 6 presidential polls. |
| 5,485,086 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Protesters blocked roads in Benin's main city Thursday to demand a second postponement of this weekend's presidential vote amid allegations that a million people were left off the electoral roll. |
| 5,485,089 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Hundreds of opposition supporters protested in front of Benin's electoral commission on Wednesday following weekend presidential elections, claiming vote results were mishandled. |
| 5,485,093 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
Benin authorities on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse youths protesting the re-election of President Boni Yayi in recent polls after they refused to clear roadways, police said. |
| 5,485,987 |
12.3703 |
-1.5247 |
Burkina Faso |
|
Protests over motor vehicle tax |
| 5,485,100 |
6.35 |
2.4333 |
Benin |
|
An Italian-owned tanker, the RBD Anema e Core, was attacked and boarded by suspected pirates yesterday (24 July) in the waters off the coast of Benin. The attack took place approximately 23 nautical miles south of the countrys commercial capital and largest port of Cotonou. The Anema e Core was carrying a cargo of fuel and was manned by a crew of 23, including 20 Filipino seamen, when it came under attack by a group of at least three suspected pirates. |
