Benin's President Boni Yayi and Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini on Wednesday inaugurated the Cotonou Railway Station which is part of a sub-regional railway line project. The railway will link ...

COTONOU/DAKAR, Nov 27 (Reuters) - French conglomerate Bollore may have to halt work on the Niger to Benin section of its giant West Africa rail project after a rival company won a court order to stop ...

The dispute concerns rival rail schemes in the area. Petrolin Group, chaired by Samuel Dossou-Aworet an oil tycoon from the tiny West African state of Benin, launched the legal action. It claimed the ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to commence the construction of the Benin–Lagos railway corridor to address growing insecurity and traffic congestion along ...

The two countries signed the deal on Tuesday to finalise the terms of the construction and operation of the railway line linking the Niger capital Niamey with Benin’s port of Cotonou. This contract is ...

At the old train station in Benin's economic capital Cotonou, a rundown locomotive imported from France in the 1960s arduously roars to life, ready to haul 600 tonnes of goods to an inland city. "If ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to commence the construction of the Benin–Lagos railway corridor as part of efforts to address the growing insecurity and ...

The House of Representatives has called for the construction of a railway corridor linking Benin City and Lagos to boost trade, ease transportation, and improve security along the busy route. The call ...

HOW does it feel travelling by rail all the way from Kajola/Idi-Iroko border in Nigeria to Benin Republic? One may not be able to answer the question directly because the opportunity for such ...