Fear of post-election violence in Benin
afrol News, 28 March - Benin's Constitutional Court today started examining the opposition's claims of vote rigging after the elections had given a surprise outright win to the incumbent. Observers fear "Ivorian conditions" in Benin.
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Benin protesters won demanded vote delay
afrol News, 5 March - Benin last month saw mass protests, demanding a delay of the elections planned for 27 February as 1.4 million voters were missing in the electoral roll. Now, the Constitutional Court has given them right.
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Half of Benin devastated by floods
afrol News, 13 October - Devastating flooding has affected nearly half the communes of Benin. According to the government, 700,000 people have been affected, including more than 200,000 people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
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Benin soon to offer universal education
afrol News, 29 September - Beninese authorities report they are on track to ensure primary education for all by 2015, provided current efforts can be maintained. Already last year, school enrolment reached 109 percent(!).
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Child marriages fought in Benin
afrol News, 24 May - Despite government efforts to prohibit forced marriages of young girls, in Benin's rural areas the practice prevails. Now, safe havens are provided for Beninese children suffering from abuse.
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Growth slowed down in Benin
afrol News, 26 March - Benin was strongly affected by the global economic slow-down last year. Economic growth was halved from 2008 to 2009, new statistics show.
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Abidjan-Lagos highway overhaul financed
afrol News, 24 March - The Abidjan-Lagos transport corridor, connecting the Ivorian capital with Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria along the densely populated coast, is to be overhauled to lower transportation time and costs. Also border posts are to become more effective.
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Beninese told to observe good hygiene
afrol News, 10 February - Officials from the United Nations health agency and the Beninese Government are urging the West African nation’s citizens to be extra vigilant in observing good hygiene amid a recent cholera outbreak that has already claimed several lives.
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Benin to become a rice exporter
afrol News, 16 July - The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation has set aside $ 500,000 help for Benin to achieve its ambitious goal of producing 300,000 tons of rice, double the current production in 2011.
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Benin flood victims visited by ECOWAS
afrol News, 15 July - The West African bloc ECOWAS has sent a delegation to Cotonou for a rapid assessment following severe floods that affected more than half of the country’s 77 communities early this month.
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EU blacklists Benin airlines
afrol News, 8 April - The European Union has banned eight airlines operating in Benin from flying to Europe due to safety concerns. The commission regularly publishes a list of passenger and cargo airliners which are banned from flying to its 27 member countries because they are not considered safe enough.
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Cult clashes kill 15 in Benin
afrol News, 26 February - More than 15 people have been killed between Monday and Tuesday during the rival cult clashes in Edo state Benin, a government statement has said. The clashes are said to be direct resultant of last week’s killings of a 100 female students in the University of Benin laboratory.
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Children escape death in hospital
afrol News, 6 February - More than 16 babies in the intensive care unit at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), have narrowly escaped death after the Hospital was gutted by fire Wednesday night., a government official said.
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Benin gets waiver to access IMF funding
afrol News, 16 December - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Benin's request for waivers that will allow the country to draw an amount equivalent to US$1.3 million under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement.
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"Public debate in Benin being silenced"
afrol News, 24 June - Several media and civil society organisations in Benin have been forced to dance to government's tune, abandoning their role in democracy in fear of censorship and losing government contracts worth several millions of CFA francs, human rights activists are complaining. Benin has until recently been known as the African country most respecting press freedom.
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» 18.04.2008 - Benin secures tourism investment
» 20.02.2008 - Benin let-go CAR rebel leaders
» 24.07.2007 - Food crisis looms over Benin schools
» 26.03.2007 - Last minute delay of Benin polls
» 20.03.2007 - Benin President comments on assassination attempt
» 19.02.2007 - Benin court jails 3 journalists for libel
» 16.02.2007 - Benin, Nigeria, Togo power connection launched
» 14.12.2006 - Benin President praises Bush in Washington
» 30.11.2006 - ADF supports cotton science in West Africa
» 01.06.2006 - Benin opts to maintain death sentences
» 23.03.2006 - Yayi Boni is Benin's next President
» 06.03.2006 - Benin President doubts ongoing poll's legitimacy
» 03.03.2006 - Underfinanced Benin election promises change
» 20.02.2006 - Loan to boost agricultural development in Benin
» 07.09.2005 - Togolese refugees still pour into Benin
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