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250 Cyclists for 2nd ECOWAS TourNo fewer than 250 participants from the 15-member nation of ECOWAS will take part in the 2nd ECOWAS International Cycling Tour which will flag off on Feb.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:46
Curia Officials Mark 10th Anniversary of Africa Family Federation
ROME, FEB. 6, 2012 .- "To destroy the family is to destroy society," said the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, on the occasion of a colloquium organized in Cotonou, Benin, in cooperation with the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and the Family.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:36
Cultured Traveler: On the Vodun Trail in Benin
WE were driving through the back alleys of Ouidah, a sultry former slave port in the West African nation of Benin, when we spotted him: a figure in robes and leather gloves.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 02:44
Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
[IPS] Ouagadougou - The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 08:57
Corridor Talk Showed Jonathan Had Interest in AU Chair
[The Moment] THE African Union (AU) has said there was corridor talk indicating that President Goodluck Jonathan was interested in AU Chair in the recently concluded summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where President Boni Yayi of Republic of Benin emerged as the new chairperson.
AllAfrica | 03-Feb-2012 07:36
NPDC Classic Tees Off
[Vanguard] With such metronic regularity, the yearly NPDC [Nigeria Petroleum Development Company]Golf Classic will again Tee off on Saturday, February 4, at the lush Benin Golf course.
AllAfrica | 02-Feb-2012 10:03
Nigeria spends N2.6bn to secure Cotonou waters
NIgeria last year spent about N2.6 billion to provide security for the waterways of Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital, a development that has so far checkmated the activities of pirates around the area.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 02:59
What if President Jonathan Contested and Lost AU Post?
Daily Trust (Abuja)-The Nigerian presidency reacted promptly Monday to reports that President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated by President of Benin Republic Boni Yayi to become chairman of the African Union (AU), taking over from Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
AllAfrica | 01-Feb-2012 10:24
Ghana still frowns at homosexuality- President Mills
Accra, Jan 31, GNA - President John Evans Atta Mills said Ghanaians and the Government would continue to frown on homosexuality.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 06:11
18th AU summit ends, next gathering planned in Malawi
The 18th African Union summit ended on Tuesday here in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, with a plan announced that the next summit will be held in Malawi.
Topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 00:54
Jonathan didn't contest AU chairmanship - Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked reports inA a section of the media that he contested the AU Chairmanship position and lost to President Yayi Boni of Benin Republic at the 18th AU summit held in Addis Ababa.
Topix.net | 30-Jan-2012 13:25
Nigeria: Jonathan Loses AU Chair to Boni Yayi
Daily Trust (Abuja)-President Goodluck Jonathan lost his bid to become chairman of the African Union yesterday when the West African bloc announced the selection of Benin Republic president Thomas Boni Yayi for the post.
AllAfrica | 30-Jan-2012 11:01
Africa: Benin President New Chair of African Union
AIM (Maputo)-The Assembly of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) on Sunday elected the President of Benin, Boni Yayi, as the new chairperson of the AU.
AllAfrica | 29-Jan-2012 21:20
Africa: Nigeria Fails to Win African Union Chair
Leadership (Abuja)-The gory activities of the Islamic extremists group, Boko Haram on Sunday stopped President Goodluck Jonathan from clinching chairmanship position of African Union (AU).
AllAfrica | 29-Jan-2012 20:46
Africa: Benin President Yayi New African Union Chairman
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi was elected the African Union Chairman on Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, officials said.
AllAfrica | 29-Jan-2012 15:32
African Union Summit Opens in Ethiopia
African leaders pose for a group photograph with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 18th African Union summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2012.
Topix.net | 29-Jan-2012 15:26
Juche Idea Study Organization of Benin Meets
An annual meeting of the Benin National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea and of General Kim Jong Il's Works took place in Cotonou on Jan.
Topix.net | 25-Jan-2012 17:12
Concluding Statement by an IMF Mission to Benin
An International Monetary Fund mission visited Cotonou during January 9-23, 2012 to conduct discussions on the third review of a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility , which was approved by the IMF Executive Board on June 14, 2010.
Topix.net | 24-Jan-2012 03:56
'Benin Customs extort Nigerian importers, agents'
Nigerian businessmen and agents at Seme border and also subjecting them to multiple duty payments, which violates the Economic Community of West African States treaty.
Topix.net | 24-Jan-2012 01:56
The Venice of Africa
No, that's not a photo of a flooded village. Rather, it's of the city of Ganvi in the Republic of Benin, which calls itself "The Venice of Africa." Kuriositas has the details on the history of this curious city: At the beginning of the seventeenth century the country was called Dahomey and was one of the most powerful states in West Africa.
Topix.net | 20-Jan-2012 20:00
National Voodoo Holiday in Benin
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-In the Western African country of Benin, Christianity and voodoo are not mutually exclusive. A large portion of the Beninese population follows both religions.
AllAfrica | 20-Jan-2012 13:44
Gambia, Benin Presidents Eye Africa Union Headship
Monitor (Kampala)-A statement by the African Union said the poll will be conducted during the Heads of State Summit to be held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on January 29 and 30.
AllAfrica | 20-Jan-2012 04:46
Analysis: The downside of foreign land acquisitions in West Africa
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.IRIN | 19-Jan-2012 01:00
Ghana Cited in A Major Narcotic Trafficking and Money Laundering
Ghana and other West African Countries Cited in A Major Narcotic Trafficking and Money Laundering.
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 06:24
Why graft persists in fuel importation, by govt officials
A FRESH vista was yesterday opened at the House of Representatives' investigation of alleged corruption in the oil industry as the Nigerian Customs Service said there were abuses of due process by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in petrol importation.
Topix.net | 18-Jan-2012 02:16
Market for the People
The name Katangua means only one thing to Lagosians: the market where second-hand clothing are sold at affordable prices.
Topix.net | 15-Jan-2012 12:40
Frenchman Amoros named new Benin coach
Ex-France defender Manuel Amoros was on Thursday named new coach of Benin, replacing Edme Codjo, who had been in charge since August.
Topix.net | 13-Jan-2012 11:20
Shoppers Willing to Pay More for Organic Vegetables - Study
SciDev.Net (London)-Even in poor settings, shoppers say they are willing to pay more for organically grown vegetables, a study in West Africa has found.
AllAfrica | 13-Jan-2012 08:41
West Africans would pay more for pesticide-free food
Researchers from Benin and the United Kingdom surveyed 100 people shopping for cabbages and tomatoes in Benin and Ghana about their ideas on vegetable quality, their awareness of the use of synthetic pesticides, and their willingness to pay more for chemical-free vegetables.
Topix.net | 12-Jan-2012 19:32
Ghana/South Africa: Ayew Brothers Head for Africa On a High
RNW Africa (Hilversum)-Africa Cup of Nations-bound brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew of Ghana said an appropriate goodbye to Marseille with goals in the French Cup at the weekend.
AllAfrica | 10-Jan-2012 10:36
Benin and IMF to Co-Host High-Level Conference On Public Service Reform
The Government of Benin and the International Monetary Fund will co-host a high-level conference on public service reform in Benin on January 17, 2011 in Cotonou.
Topix.net | 09-Jan-2012 19:52
Nigeria/Angola: Abuja to Host Eagles/Angola Tie, As Nff Monitors Strike
The planned international friendly match between the home-based Eagles and the Africa Cup of Nations-bound Palancas Negras of Angola will now hold on Wednesday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Topix.net | 09-Jan-2012 07:13
Discuss
Vancouver resident Liz Harper looks at an embroidered rendition of the Mona Lisa brought back from Vietnam by Carol Pinnell.
Topix.net | 08-Jan-2012 09:15
Benin Country Specific Information
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Benin is a developing country in west Africa. Its political capital is Porto Novo; however, its administrative capital, Cotonou, is Benin's largest city and the site of most government, commercial, and tourist activity.
Topix.net | 07-Jan-2012 02:04
Firing Up Tomorrow's Science Stars
As a child growing up in the city of Cotonou in Benin, West Africa, Aude Alapini-Odunlade "used to look at the night sky all the time" from her bedroom window, she recalls.
Topix.net | 06-Jan-2012 01:11
West Africa: Call for More Coordinated Approach to Child Protection
IRIN (Nairobi)-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.
AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2012 12:12
WEST AFRICA: Call for more coordinated approach to child protection
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 | 04-Jan-2012 01:00
Bygone times: The incredible colour photos that capture a world on the brink of permanent change
They are considered to be part of one of the most important collections of early colour photographs ever seen, capturing key moments in history and the dying embers of many cultures.
Topix.net | 31-Dec-2011 01:25
NDLEA arrests South African for drug trafficking
OFFICIALS of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos have arrested a South African national in connection with drug trafficking.
Topix.net | 27-Dec-2011 20:27
Demise of Kim Jong Il Mourned in Benin, Malaysia
Memorial services took place in Benin and Malaysia on Wednesday and Thursday on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.
Topix.net | 24-Dec-2011 11:56
Beirut ranks 170th worldwide in quality of living
BEIRUT: The annual survey on the quality of living in 221 cities around the world by global consultants Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranked Beirut as the 170th most desirable city for overall living standards and 16th among 25 cities surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2011, as reported by Lebanon This Week, the economic ... (more)
Topix.net | 21-Dec-2011 03:04
Africa: World Bank Provides Budget Support to Improve Public Sector Policy and Enhance Private Sector Competitiveness in Benin
The Board of the World Bank today approved the seventh Poverty Reduction Support Grant (PRSG-7) in the amount of US$30 million (about FCFA15 billion) in favor of the Republic of Benin. This new operation is designed to support the implementation of the Beninese Government's third Growth Strategy for Poverty Reduction (SCRP 2011-2015).
AllAfrica | 20-Dec-2011 13:16
Where is our bread winner? - Family of missing man demands
Mummy, will daddy be home for Christmas? Asked one of Mrs Ose's children. But in response, his mother who was lost in thought, looked up to heaven as if someone up there had the right answer and with a sigh she replied, " God will bring him back home". Unknown to the child, his family has been thrown into confusion following the mysterious ... (more)
Topix.net | 20-Dec-2011 02:11
MCC FY12 Selection Season Concludes with Four New Picks
Last Thursday, December 15, the Millennium Challenge Corporation board of directors convened for its annual meeting to select eligible countries for FY2012 MCC assistance.A As a result , the board selected Benin and El Salvador to develop second compacts, and selected Honduras and Nepal to develop threshold programs.
Topix.net | 19-Dec-2011 18:52
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2014, vice Craig Becker.
Topix.net | 15-Dec-2011 22:37
Lafayette College graduate nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Benin
Michael A. Raynor, a 1984 graduate of Lafayette College , will be nominated today to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Benin in Africa, according to a news release.
Topix.net | 15-Dec-2011 18:22