On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. In just a few weeks, the Republic of Benin will host the inaugural ...

At the recent UNWTO General Assembly in Kazakhstan, eTN’s publisher Juergen Thomas Steinmetz had the opportunity to speak with Mamata Bako Djaouga, Minister of Handicrafts and Tourism for Benin in Afr ...

The bulldozers have resumed their activity in the coastal districts of western Cotonou, where La Route des Pêches (the Fishing Route) starts. This sandy track that stretches for about 40 kilometres ...

At just US$197 million in 2014, Benin’s tourism revenues are below the country’s potential. The World Bank is providing 50 million dollars in funding to kick start the sector in the historical city of ...

Forced evictions linked to projects seeking to develop tourism along the coast and, according to the authorities, improve the living environment in Benin have been carried out in flagrant violation of ...

Benin's government has decided to set up a heritage promotion and tourism development agency in order to boost the tourism industry. The Minister of State and Secretary General of the Presidency, ...

Accra, Oct. 14, GNA - Ghana, Togo and Benin are collaborating to strengthen and develop the tourism industry in the three countries. To this effect, the Benin Minister of Culture, Handicraft and ...

Benin’s tourism industry earned 55 billion CFA francs ($112 million) this year, up from 48 billion CFA Francs in 2009, Tourism Minister Claudine Prudencio said. Foreign visitors to the West African ...