Benin's new leader on Tuesday visited neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, in a sign of easing tensions between his country and the military-led west African states.

President Bola Tinubu meets with newly inaugurated Béninoise President Romuald Wadagni in Lagos for their first bilateral engagement. Details of the discus

Nigeria is seen as Benin's most important ally in the region. During a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon last December, President Tinubu ordered airforce jets to bomb…