[AI London] The Benin authorities' recent wave of sanctions against independent media outlets highlights the urgent need to protect press freedom in the country, said Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Internet Without Border...

[Ghanaian Times] The Volta Regional police command on Friday intercepted 33,000 ammunition packed in 132 boxes concealed in an Accra -Benin bound Hyundai bus with the registration number GR 8246-Q.

[Premium Times] The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin.

[Afrobarometer] Fewer than half of young citizens expect things to get better in the near future.