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25 Sep 2023
At least 34 people have died in Benin republic when a warehouse for smuggled fuel exploded into flames, a government official and residents said. The blaze erupted in the commune of Sèmè Kpodji near Nigeria’s border. The prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation. Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Séïdou who was among the officials who visited…
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