A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". Neither Olivier Boko ...

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Olivier Boko, a businessman and longtime friend of President Patrice Talon, and Oswald Homeky, a former sports minister, were found guilty of “conspiracy against state security" and "corruption ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Benin President Patrice Talon listens to French President Emmanuel Macron after a signing ceremony at the ...

A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state". Neither Olivier Boko, an ...

It may have been easy to overlook with all that's going on this week, but on Monday Justice Thomas (joined by Justice Alito) dissented from the denial of certiorari in Davis v. Smith, a case from ...

Having flung open the doors of the Marina presidential palace in Cotonou since 19 February to allow the country's traditional rulers and the Beninese people to admire 26 royal treasures returned by ...