Benin : News

[This Day]In continuation of its efforts to combat terror elements in the country to a standstill, the federal government yesterday went a step further by mulling the idea of securing the support of the neighbouring Benin Republic. (AllAfrica)

[SciDev.Net]Cotonou -Insect pests that attack stored rice are causing financial losses to farmers in Benin, researchers report in the first such study of the crop in the country. But they also found significant regional differences in damage. (AllAfrica)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, welcomes Mali's President Dioncounda Traore upon his arrival at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday May 14, 2013.

Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni addresses the media upon arrival for the Donor Conference for Development in Mali, in Brussels, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

[World Bank]Bamezoun -In Bamezoun, a sacred forest located in the commune of Agu?gu?s, a region irrigated by the Ou?m? river in the south-east of the country, the villagers did not realize that wood cutting, poaching, and overfishing, activities they had hitherto depended on to meet their needs, had been exerting considerable pressure on natural resources. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -A delegation of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Angola, led by its chief, Rui Ferreira, left on Monday the country for Benim, to attend the 2nd Congress of Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of African countries, taking place on 7-9 May in the city of Cotonou. (AllAfrica)

Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur says the government will promote the agricultural sector to make it attractive and profitable for Ghanaians and investors.

Hapag-Lloyd will add a fortnightly call at Cotonou, Benin, to its weekly West Africa Mediterranean Express service, starting in mid-May. The WMX service's new port rotation will be as follows: Algeciras, Spain; Lagos, Nigeria; Contonou; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and back to Algeciras.

With food security an ongoing concern for nations across the globe, United States Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater has sought to create significant and potentially productive linkages between the agricultural sectors of Jamaica and the Republic of Benin.

[U.S. Embassy Cotonou]The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy collaborated with People To People International for a clean-up campaign at CEG Dantokpa on April 25, as part of Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). (AllAfrica)

JOHANNESBURG 19 June 2012 (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has halved food rations to refugees living in camps in at least four African countries citing a funding shortfall. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all. (irinnews.org)

BINGERVILLE/DAKAR 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - Unpredictable rainfall in parts of Côte d?Ivoire cost some farmers over half of their harvest in 2011 producers told IRIN, but, armed with more knowledge about how to get weather reports and interpret them, they might still have been able to boost their output, say agricultural specialists. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - Population growth and rising consumption by a minority of people around the world are fuelling global land acquisitions and Africa is a ?prime target?, says the International Land Coalition. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - A new report on child migration in West Africa says thousands of children are being sold, exchanged or transported out of their communities each year in violation of internationally-recognized rights of the child, and calls on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to persuade governments to better protect these children. (irinnews.org)

LOMÉ 29 November 2011 (IRIN) - West African states are pledging to work together to fight the piracy spreading across the Gulf of Guinea, where it is damaging local economies and starting to impact on the region?s trade, according to the United Nations. (irinnews.org)

LONDON 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - It will take two centuries for sub-Saharan Africa to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, according to NGO WaterAid, which calls on national leaders to commit 3.5 percent of their annual budget to the sector. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG 02 November 2011 (IRIN) - Information about how climate change may affect any city, town or village in Africa until the next century will be available by mid-2012 as scientists localise global climate data. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - Genetically modified (GM) food aid bound for Africa has long been a bone of contention among governments, scientists, activists, consumers and aid workers. (irinnews.org)

POINTE-NOIRE 21 September 2011 (IRIN) - Benin and the Republic of Congo have signed an accord aimed at stemming the trafficking of children between the two countries. (irinnews.org)

Johannesburg, South Africa, May 3 : Delivering on Africa's Promise will be the theme of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2013 which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, 8-10 May, with the participation of more than 1,000 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia.

A 30-year-old man, Kenneth Odje, has been arrested for impersonating the former Commanding Officer, 19 Battalion Koko Barracks of the Nigeria Army, Lt Col.

This new series looks at the Porto-Novo's competitive bodybuilders who compete locally and nationally.

Despite the ongoing debate as to the relevance of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination , the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board saturday conducted the Pen and Paper Testing aspect of this year's UTME as planned throughout the country.

[State Department]EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]The border post along Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d'ivoire highway will soon have a common custom procedure in order to stop the constant harassment of ECOWAS citizens travelling within the sub region. (AllAfrica)

[U.S. Embassy Cotonou]On Wednesday April 17, Public Affairs Officer Douglas Johnston attended the 12th annual "Best English Students Awards (BESA)" competition in Lokossa. The American Cultural Center was the official sponsor for the event, and contributed financially. The best students were awarded DVD players, bicycles, and many books. (AllAfrica)

[ThinkAfricaPress]This latest Analog Africa compilation features more vintage tracks from Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]The Department of Trade and Industry invites you to apply to participate in an Outward Selling and Investment Mission to Ghana and Benin from 25 June - 5 July 2013. The objective of this mission is to increase trade and investment between South Africa, Ghana and Benin. (AllAfrica)

[U.S. Embassy Cotonou]On Monday April 15, Sara Devlin, Deputy Director of Africa Regional Services in Paris, visited Zogbo High School to conduct a book discussion about the Nouveaux Horizions title "Element of Learning." (AllAfrica)

[U.S. Embassy Cotonou]On Friday, April 12, U.S Ambassador Michael Raynor and USAID Director Kevin Armstrong presided over the official launch of a partnership between the Government of Benin and the U.S. Government aimed to help Benin achieve its objective of eliminating neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Many authorities attended this event including Benin's Minister of Health, Mrs. Doroth?e Kinde Gazard, and Marci Van Dyke, Technical Advisor at USAID/Washington. (AllAfrica)