Benin News

“May the love and mercy of God touch the hearts of those who do not yet understand, so they may know that to harm someone is to harm oneself”

Voodoo priests cried out in tongues and made sacrificial offerings on Wednesday, imploring God and the ancestors to help free French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt from the hands of Colombia's FARC rebels. via Reuters UK

“The reason you haven't been paid yet is because you have been illegally dealing with the wrong officials, so please send us the money instead?”

Spring seems to have brought on a new variant of the Nigerian "419" spam fraud campaign , substituting Benin for Nigeria. via Ho John Lee's Weblog

“Criticism is useful for democracy”

President Yayi, right, and his predecessor Mathieu Kerekou shake hands Benin's president Boni Yayi is facing increasing opposition two years after coming to power. via Voice of America

Mozambique to import wheat seed to promote growth Mozambican Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca said he re Wednesday that 100 tonnes of wheat seed will be imported during the 2008/09 a g ricultural season to ... via Panapress

GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel has charged Yoruba traditional rulers in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin to use their common ancestry and history for the cultural and socio-economic advantage of the Yoruba people ... via Vanguard

Ganvie is a lake village in Benin, lying in Lake NokouA©, near Cotonou. The village has a population of around 20-30,000, contains around 3,000 stilted buildings and is probably the largest lake village in ... via A Welsh View

Benin renews moratorium on GMOs Cotonou, Benin - Benin has decided to renew for period of five years, the moratorium on the import, marketing and use of Genetically Modified Organisms and GMO by-products on its ... via Panapress

An International Monetary Fund mission team, led by Mr. Mbuyamu Matungulu, visited Cotonou during March 3-17, 2008, for the 2008 Article IV consultation discussions and the fourth review of the program ... via International Monetary Fund

“Our thinking is, people come for something they recognize and perhaps discover things they hadn't known, but they might also happen upon a show that didn't get all the headlines but nonetheless is important for the artist and our profile.”

Below: Detail from Untitled by Peter Zimmerman " /> columbus museum of art Below: A painted wood coffin from the "To Live Forever" exhibit From quilts to Chihuly glass, the next two years of exhibitions at the ... via Columbus Dispatch

Nigeria has started the release food grains from its strategic food reserve for sale to the public at half the market price, to cushion the effect of rising foot cost of foodstuffs in Africa's most populous ... via Panapress

A plastic scrap shipper has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission against the Mediterranean Shipping Co. via American Shipper

“There's a responsibility that goes along with playing this game.”

Coming of age movies are nothing new to Hollywood. But in "Never Back Down," a film about a rebellious teen who beefs up his bod, brain and spirit through mixed martial arts, a story emerged with a different ... via CTV.ca

Benin President Yayi Boni , Chad's President Idriss Deby and Cuinia's Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate arrive for a family photo following following the 11th session of the Islamic Conference summit in Dakar. via TurkishPress.com

“Of those that remain, they are 100 percent mentally resigned, although they physically remain in the classroom. That is a dangerous situation for any profession.”

Zimbabwe's crackdown on political dissent may need to be discussed by the United Nations Security Council, a prominent southern African human rights activist declared Mar. via AllAfrica.com

In a bid to boost rice production in Africa and Asia, the Africa Rice Centre in Cotonou, Benin, will soon launch a "stress-tolerant" rice variety for poor farmers. via Vanguard

“We knew that trafficking is a reality in our country but this is the first time that a serious study has allowed us to have real answers to the questions who are these children, where do they come from and where do they go”

Ruth, 13, doing her homework. From the age of five to nine she was denied the right to go to school and had to work selling water at a market in Gabon, after having been trafficked from Nigeria COTONOU, 5 March ... via IRIN

The Government and National Assembly of Benin Monday evening appointed their representatives to the Constitutional Court, three months ahead of the completion of the tenure of the current members, an official ... via Panapress

“The center also has a long-standing engagement with this issue”

A Grammy-award winning artist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador will take time before taking the stage this week to talk about child-labor issues in two area forums, an official said. via Press-Citizen

“With this simple, integrated solution, Schneider Electric optimizes operating costs and makes life easier for operators”

At the 14th African Water Association Congress in Cotonou , Benin, Schneider Electric presented a simple, integrated, end-to-end solution for drinking water booster pump stations managed by water distribution ... via WebWire

President George W Bush has visited Africa for the second time as president. His tour included state visits to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia. via BBC