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POLITICS-BENIN: A New Broom to Clean Out the Augean Stables
Benin is preparing to swear in a new leader, this after a former head of the West African Development Bank won the second round of presidential elections held earlier this month in the West African country.POLITICS: Africa’s Big Men Cling to Power
Most people in this tiny West African nation of Benin seem pleased that President Mathieu Kerekou has given up plans to run for another term of office in 2006. But they are wondering if he has done so voluntarily.G8 SUMMIT: Debt Cancellation No Panacea for Benin – Analysts
Some may see it as a just reward for years of fiscal discipline. For others, it is a gesture that will ultimately do little to address poverty in Benin. What there is no disputing, is that the debt relief given to Benin last month by the Group of Eight (G8) is as much a source of controversy as satisfaction.POLITICS-TOGO: Tensions Rise Over the "Unconstitutional Charade"
Reports from the Togolese capital, Lome, say police on Friday used teargas to halt a protest against the recent appointment of Faure Eyadema as the country’s new head of state.RIGHTS-BENIN: 2005 the Year of ‘No More Excisions’
For International Action Against Female Genital Mutilation, a German group active in Benin and other African countries, 2005 will be a year in which past successes in the fight against mutilation are celebrated – and efforts to eradicate it continue with renewed vigour.ECONOMY-BENIN: Cotton Firm Treads a Tortuous Path to Privatisation
The privatisation of state-owned enterprises is often fraught with difficulties – witness developments at Benin’s National Society for Agricultural Advancement (Société nationale pour la promotion agricole, SONAPRA), a cotton-processing firm.ECONOMY-BENIN: Unemployment Inflames Debate on Illegal Fuel Sales
Government’s attempt to control the illegal sale of petroleum products in Benin is meeting with failure due to widespread unemployment in the country. The products, which include gasoline and diesel, are often smuggled in from neighboring Nigeria.RIGHTS-BENIN: Polygamy Somewhat Out of Bounds – If Not Out of Fashion
The merits of monogamy and polygamy have come under vigorous discussion in Benin recently, with the passage of a law that encourages the first - but tolerates the second.POLITICS-WEST AFRICA: The Presidents With Too Much Staying Power
The concept of amending constitutions so that national leaders can remain in office for extended periods of time has come under increasing criticism in recent years.POLITICS-AFRICA: President-for-life Syndrome
Africans are fighting a new war: president-for-life syndrome.MEDIA-BENIN: Private Newspapers Protest Police Brutality
Private newspapers in Benin are planning to hold demonstrations this week to protest police brutality against four journalists, including the editor of Le Telegramme, a daily newspaper, published in Cotonou, the country's economic capital.RIGHTS-BENIN: Groups Welcome New Law Banning Female Genital Mutilation
Rights groups have welcomed a new law, banning all forms of female genital mutilation in Benin./CORRECTED REPEAT/RIGHTS-BENIN: New Family Code Outlaws Harmful Customs
Benin's new "Family and Personal Code", passed by Parliament this month, accords women new rights and outlaws traditional practices, such as forced marriage and wife inheritance.RIGHTS-BENIN: New Family Code Outlaws Harmful Traditional Ways
Benin's new "Family and Personal Code", passed by Parliament this month, accords women new rights and outlaws traditional practices, such as forced marriage and wife inheritance.ECONOMY-WEST AFRICA: Panic over Fake Bank Notes
Panic has gripped West Africa over the circulation of fake 10,000 franc bank notes (each worth 14.2 U.S. dollars) since late March.RIGHTS-BENIN: Corrupt Judges to Remain in Detention until Trial
The 24 Beninoir judges, detained for alleged fraud in September, have failed to raise the bail set for them and will remain in detention until their trial opens.ECONOMY-BENIN: Cotton Industry On The Verge Of Collapse
Benin's cotton industry, the main source of export, is on the verge of collapse. Analysts say SONAPRA, the company which oversees all phases of cotton production, is having difficulties putting money together to pay farmers this year.EDUCATION-BENIN: WFP Hands Out Food Aid To Keep Girls In School
More and more girls are going to school in Benin's southwestern region of Couffo, thanks to a World Food Programme (WFP) initiative which distributes "dry rations" to impoverished parents.LABOUR-BENIN: Stakeholders Count Losses Incurred During Strike
Stakeholders in Benin are counting the losses incurred during last week's labour unrest.//REPEATING//LABOUR-BENIN: Stakeholders Count Losses Incurred During Strike
Stakeholders in Benin are counting the losses incurred during last week's labour unrest.EDUCATION-BENIN: WFP Hands Out Food Aid To Keep Girls In School
More and more girls are going to school in Benin's southwestern region of Couffo, thanks to a World Food Programme (WFP) initiative which distributes "dry rations" to impoverished parents.Next Page »
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