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Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
Adolescent girls and young women are at the heart of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. They need to know their HIV status.
While voter turnout may not decide who wins the election, it will reflect how credible the electoral process is perceived.
Benin’s smallholder dairy farmers need development finance to plant shady trees on the land where their cattle graze, to improve cattle health.
Since 2020, there have been 11 successful coups across Africa, and five thwarted attempts.
Growing autocratic rule, a rise in jihadist attacks and a proliferation of coups in the Sahel contributed to the attempt by Benin’s military to seize power.
Citizenship as reparation must not translate into citizenship as entitlement.
Appropriate interventions are needed to increase the use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among power-hungry leaders is establishing control over the country’s bureaucracy.
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a jihadist state in west Africa.
Despite the fracture within Ecowas and animosity with western partners, regional and international collaboration is needed to fight terrorism in west Africa.
The film restores the agency of the objects at the heart of the Dahomey restitution case by transforming them into a living culture.
In the popular imagination, coups d'etat are strictly military-led, palace conspiracies. In reality, a majority of them have required civilian participation.
Germaine Acogny has risen as a female artist who has defied stereotypes to become one of the world’s most revered dance makers.
Tech tools are playing a vital role in addressing security threats at sea in various west and central African countries.
Overall, differences in teachers’ subject knowledge could explain a third of the differences in student learning between the 14 countries.
Trans-border collaboration is required to recover protected areas that transverse Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin Republic from armed groups.
Every year, 1.7 billion people, most in the world’s poorest areas, are affected by NTDs. The diseases cause suffering, stigma, disability and sometimes death.
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Director of African Studies, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Kalamazoo College
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Associate Professor of Strategy & IB, University of Bath
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Maître de conférence en économie, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
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Sociologue politiste et enseignant-chercheur, University d'Abomey-Calavi de Bénin