Benin News

Sub-Saharan Africa Babilown [Fr] puts Benin's local election results in perspective: “[it's as if] the opposition won China, Russia, Brazil and Mexico, while the ruling party snatched up Belgium and even Canada, but also Crete, Malta, the Cayman Islands, the Vatican, Albania, Haiti, Barbados, Cap Verde, Estonia, Lithuania, Israel, Jordan, Rwandan, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Serbia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, all the members of the United Nations, and other more or less imaginary countries like the Kingdom of the Sahara and the Freedland Republic…or the Kingdom of Redonda.”

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“Now I hear jazz in a different way”

NEW YORK : Lionel Loueke's name could easily be overlooked among the jazz and pop stars on Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters," this year's Grammy winner for album of the year. via International Herald Tribune

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“He gives a different level of importance to the poor and homeless here in Boston.”

Lunchtime conversations in this basement usually revolve around the day-to-day plight of the homeless women who come for shelter and sustenance. via Boston Globe

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An African king will tour a homeless shelter for women in Boston today, one of several stops during a week-long visit to the city. via Boston Globe

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A principal researcher from Canada's North-South Institu te, Dr. John W. Foster, Tuesday urged governments from developed countries "to p hase out agricultural subsidies" given to their farmers as part of ... via Panapress

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“We were told that this problem arose from all the problems that the electoral commission has been encountering since the start of the electoral process.”

Ballot irregularities and unopened polling stations were reported early Sunday as Benin's citizens cast votes for more than 26,000 candidates from a dozen political parties. via Voice of America

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“Voodoo". - Dahomey, the ancient kingdom that preceded the modern state of Benin, was famous for instituting an elite female soldier corps called Ahosi, or "our mothers”

Issue date: 4/21/08 Section: Arts It is not entirely uncommon for foreign officials to visit UMass Boston, but this week the campus community will be in the presence of royalty when His Majesty Kpoto-Zounme ... via Mass Media

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“By the time I graduated, I had been working for three years and was offered a job at the radio station”

Prof Alfred Opubor was the first to get a doctorate degree in Media and Communication in Africa. via Financial Standard

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The Mozambican livestock authorities are yet to iden tify the source of an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease that has ravaged li v estock in Nhamavila and Manjacaze, in the southern province of Gaza, in ... via Panapress

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“The involvement of Dubai World Africa in the masterplanning of the beachfront and the development of game parks, will not only boost the country's tourism industry, but will also preserve the unique qualities of Benin's natural beauty”

Dubai World announced today that it has entered negotiations with the Government of Benin to develop large-scale tourist attractions in the West African country, including a 32 kilometre beachfront development, ... via AME Info

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