BENIN: Body found in search for French tourists

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. Sources cited in multiple reports say the body was that of the guide, but there has been no official confirmation. The group disappeared in Pendjari National Park on Wednesday. […]

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.

Sources cited in multiple reports say the body was that of the guide, but there has been no official confirmation.

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.

In a statement shared on social media (in French), Benin’s Ministry of Interior said a body was discovered on Saturday but had not yet been identified.