Benin News

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, has called for a review of the legislation on the operation of the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Calabar Free Port and TINAPA Business Resort for the realisation of their ... via AllAfrica.com

“EU trade pact critical for industrialization in Kenya”

The Confederation of Autonomous Unions of Burundi and the Confederation of Unions of Burundi Tuesday announced a 10-day postponement of an indefinite general strike to give chance to the current dialogue with ... via Panapress

“I'm in a very difficult situation.”

After only two-and-a-half years in Israel, Tatiana Balster doesn't know if she'll be able to survive here for much longer. via Jerusalem Post

“I didn't lose anything. All I've lost is a little time and paper”

When they received a check in the mail for $57,500, Don and Melanie Fox of Clearcreek Twp. via Dayton Daily News

“There are so many opportunities which will be provided by the Africa and Europe summit and therefore the Zimbabwean problem should not bog down these opportunities expected from the summit”

Recently elected Nigerian president, Umaru Yar'Adua Our own correspondent 06.NOV.07 RECENTLY elected Nigerian president, Umaru Yar'Adua has broken ranks with other African leaders by expressing concern over ... via Talk zimbabwe

The Slave Descendants Freedom Society is holding a banquet Saturday at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Abu Dhabi: President Yayi Boni of the Republic of Benin arrived here on Monday on a private visit to the UAE. via Gulfnews

Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola who spoke as Olori Omo Oba of Owu at the 8th Owu Day celebration said that it was the Owus who saved other sections of ... via Vanguard

A new mission of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts opens today at Peporyakou, in the diocese of Natitingou in Benin. via Fides News

Comlan Houessou certainly knows what he is talking about when it comes to the impact of AIDS on rural communities. via PlusNews.org

“To run these enterprises, we don't need much land or labour”

Agro-based micro-enterprises, such as food processing and small livestock production, can offer economic security and a life of dignity for people living with HIV/AIDS in affected farming communities in ... via Panapress

Last week Reporter without Borders published its world index in which our country, Republic of Benin, shows a tremendous drop. Let us recall that Reporter without Borders (RSF in Fr) is an organization dedicated to the defence of the freedom of Press, and the right of journalists to do their job in safety. Its world index is a measure of the freedom of Press in the world. It was being published the last 10 years. As time went on, this world index presented some permanent features as well as some singularities. So, if the Northern countries of Europe are credited without defect for the respect of freedom of press, the G8 ones, albeit democratic, do not shine with their presence among the top 20 members of the index. This shows that the imperatives of the geopolitical greatness, in the shade of the democratic culture, do not often marry with the strict respect for the freedom of press. Besides, if Africa which is exposed (explained) to ceaseless wars and to recurring political violence sees most of her countries flooded in the classification – this year a country of the continent, Eritrea, is the bottom of the index as the 169th and last country – still the fact remains that some African countries showed that one can be African and yet pays due respect to freedom of press and democratic rules.

Binason Avèkes.

Copyright, Blaise APLOGAN, 2007, © Bienvenu sur Babilown

“All the region has been flooded with drugs”

In Benin, 14 police officers, including the country's top drug control officer, have appeared in court; accused of stealing cocaine from a recent seizure. via Voice of America

“He replied that he did want peace, so I extended my hand and he shook it. That handshake was the start of peace.”

As former African leaders wait to see who has won the Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance, BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle finds Mozambique ex-President Joaquim Chissano's shock and amusement at the ... via BBC

Staff Report Calloway County Sheriff Bill Marcum is warning county residents about a fake cashier's check scam that has surfaced locally. via Murray Ledger & Times

The European Union has rejected calls by West African states to postpone the end-of-year deadline for concluding a free trade agreement. via Inter Press Service

“Most Ghanaians our team surveyed confirmed that that would indeed be the NDC's best pairing for 2008”

Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, NDC flagbearer wispering into the ear of Former President Rawlings , Dr. via The Ghanaian Chronicle

“Great crowd, very impressive for the first time.”

RACE RELATIONS PULLS CROWD by Joycelyne Fadojutimi / ETR Pictured: Milton Wallace and Carlton Mitchell, Ray Coates and Gregory Adams, Longview Community Men. via East Texas Review

“We are happy to have qualified for the 2008 Cup. There was a lot of pressure on us but now it's total relaxation. "It's not finished yet because we have to make a strong showing in the Cup.”

JOHN Coleman admits it's not ideal' that Accrington Stanley midfielder Rommy Boco will be away on African Cup of Nations duty with Benin early next year. via This Is Lancashire

Suburban, a private Nigerian ICT company recently partnered with Benin Telecom, the National Operator of the Republic of Benin to serve as an alternative for the supply of the undersea SAT-3 fiber transmission ... via AllAfrica.com