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Benin tourist hunt: ‘Guide’s body found’ with French pair missing

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6th May 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu

A body has been found in the search for two French tourists and their local guide who disappeared last week while on safari in north-western Benin.

The body was that of the guide, a statement released by Benin’s Ministry of Interior confirmed.

The group disappeared in Pendjari National Park on Wednesday.

The park is on the border with Burkina Faso where Islamist militants have been increasingly active in recent months.

The three were last seen driving a rented Ford SUV in the park, which is some 550km (335 miles) north of Benin’s capital, Porto Novo.

Beninese and French authorities are investigating the incident.

A local official and regional security source told the Reuters news agency the guide was found shot dead, while the car was discovered burned in eastern Burkina Faso.

The fate of the two French tourists remains unclear, they added.

The BBC has tried to contact Benin’s government and African Parks, a non-profit conservation organisation which manages Pendjari National Park, for comment.

The French government has previously warned citizens against travelling to parts of north-west Benin near the Burkina Faso border because of the risk of kidnapping.

However, the case of the missing tourists is rare for the country, which is considered a pocket of calm in West Africa.

Pendjari National Park is described by African Parks as the largest remaining intact ecosystem in West Africa and the last refuge for the region’s largest population of elephants.

Source: bbc

Written by: Adwoa Sasu

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