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Sahel Conflict Spills Over to Gulf of Guinea Coast as JNIM Opens Cross-Border Corridor Through Northern Benin
On the inauguration of Benin's new president, military camps in the northern Kourkouaou region were attacked by al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM, killing 4 soldiers. A France 24 investigation revealed that since 2022, JNIM has used northern Benin as a transit corridor connecting Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria, with two nature reserves now serving as logistical hubs, while Benin's army stands alone to guard the border amid a lack of regional coordination.
Truth Era Newsroom · 45 views"Made in Senegal": Beninese Guitarist Writes the "Door of No Return" into Orchestra Baobab's Repertoire
According to an Agence France-Presse report published by Africanews, Senegalese band Orchestra Baobab is set to release "Made in Senegal," its first album of new songs in nearly a decade. About half of its 12 tracks are newly composed, and a new generation of musicians carries on the band's tradition of weaving together Wolof griot music, Congolese rumba, Senegalese mbalax and jazz fusion while adding personal styles. Beninese lead guitarist Bolero Lagratte's "Wida" points to the historic slave
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