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Benin, Iran urge UN to adopt resolution on peace in Africa's Sahel- Saharan region
Benin  | 4/16/2013 12:34:15 PM Benin's President Boni Yayi and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are calling on the UN Security Council to urgently adopt a resolution on sustainable peace in Africa's Sahel-Saharan region.

Iranian president awarded National Order of Benin's "Great Cross"
Benin  | 4/16/2013 12:33:32 PM Benin's President Boni Yayi on Sunday evening awarded visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the National Order of Benin's "Great Cross."

Algeria beats Benin in World Cup qualifiers
Benin  | 3/28/2013 8:26:51 AM Algeria football team Tuesday defeated Benin 3-1 in Group H qualifying matches for the World Cup 2014 to be held in Brazil.

AfricaRice: Average rice yield in SSA has jumped 30% after rice crisis
Benin  | 3/19/2013 12:51:04 AM An analysis by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has revealed that the paddy rice production growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shot up from 3.2% per year before the rice crisis (2000–2007) to 8.4% per year after the rice crisis (2007–2012).

Benin court issues fresh warrant of arrest for coup attempt linked businessman
Benin  | 3/9/2013 1:36:33 AM The prosecutor at the Cotonou magistrate's court has issued a fresh international warrant of arrest against Benin's businessman, Patrice Talon, who has been singled out as one of the organizers of the failed coup d'etat against President Boni Yayi on Feb. 22, 2012.

Benin court issues fresh warrant of arrest for coup attempt linked businessman
Benin  | 3/5/2013 7:01:52 AM The prosecutor at the Cotonou magistrate's court has issued a fresh international warrant of arrest against Benin's businessman, Patrice Talon, who has been singled out as one of the organizers of the failed coup d'etat against President Boni Yayi on Feb. 22, 2012.

France issues fresh security warning to French citizens living in Benin
Benin  | 2/26/2013 12:18:53 PM The French Embassy in Benin on Sunday issued fresh security warning to the French citizens in the country, noting that there are still threats of attacks or abductions across over 80 percent of Benin's national territory.

Benin moves closer to eliminating leprosy
Benin  | 1/31/2013 9:46:19 PM Benin detected 243 cases of leprosy out of an estimated population of 9 million, an equivalent of 0.26 people in every 10,000 inhabitants, according to the coordinator for the national program for the fight against leprosy.

Benin TV director convicted for offending president
Benin  | 1/30/2013 12:27:53 PM An appellate court in Benin should overturn the conviction and toss out a prison sentence handed to the director of a private television stationlast week in connection with a broadcast of a press conference in September in which a former presidential adviser criticized President Boni Yayi, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Benin President confers with Ghanaian leaders on election
Benin  | 12/11/2012 12:37:27 PM The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni, arrived in Ghana Monday afternoon to hold talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama and other Ghanaian leaders.

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AfricaRice: Average rice yield in SSA has jumped 30% after rice crisis
Benin  | 3/19/2013 12:51:04 AM An analysis by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has revealed that the paddy rice production growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shot up from 3.2% per year before the rice crisis (2000–2007) to 8.4% per year after the rice crisis (2007–2012).
AfDB funds road project in Bénin
Benin  | 4/25/2010 2:44:41 PM The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan of 33.68 million of units of account (UA), representing 24.88 billion CFA francs to fund the asphalting of the Ndali-Nikki-Chicandou- Nigeria border road, the Bank told APA here on Sunday.

 
UN humanitarian chief heads to Benin
Benin  | 10/17/2012 11:02:38 PM Valerie Amos, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, is scheduled to pay a visit later this week to Benin, whose northern part has been affected by heavy floods since the end of August, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters here Wednesday.
 
Algeria beats Benin in World Cup qualifiers
Benin  | 3/28/2013 8:26:51 AM Algeria football team Tuesday defeated Benin 3-1 in Group H qualifying matches for the World Cup 2014 to be held in Brazil.
Benin hosts Francophone Taekwondo World Cup in Cotonou
Benin  | 5/2/2010 8:34:06 PM More than 200 athletes from 23 countries will take part in the 7th edition of the Francophone Taekwondo World Cup, which kicked off on Sunday afternoon at the Palais des Sports of Amitié de Cotonou Stadium, in Benin.
 
Iranian president awarded National Order of Benin's "Great Cross"
Benin  | 4/16/2013 12:33:32 PM Benin's President Boni Yayi on Sunday evening awarded visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the National Order of Benin's "Great Cross."
Benin court issues fresh warrant of arrest for coup attempt linked businessman
Benin  | 3/9/2013 1:36:33 AM The prosecutor at the Cotonou magistrate's court has issued a fresh international warrant of arrest against Benin's businessman, Patrice Talon, who has been singled out as one of the organizers of the failed coup d'etat against President Boni Yayi on Feb. 22, 2012.
France issues fresh security warning to French citizens living in Benin
Benin  | 2/26/2013 12:18:53 PM The French Embassy in Benin on Sunday issued fresh security warning to the French citizens in the country, noting that there are still threats of attacks or abductions across over 80 percent of Benin's national territory.
Benin moves closer to eliminating leprosy
Benin  | 1/31/2013 9:46:19 PM Benin detected 243 cases of leprosy out of an estimated population of 9 million, an equivalent of 0.26 people in every 10,000 inhabitants, according to the coordinator for the national program for the fight against leprosy.
Benin TV director convicted for offending president
Benin  | 1/30/2013 12:27:53 PM An appellate court in Benin should overturn the conviction and toss out a prison sentence handed to the director of a private television stationlast week in connection with a broadcast of a press conference in September in which a former presidential adviser criticized President Boni Yayi, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
 
Benin, Iran urge UN to adopt resolution on peace in Africa's Sahel- Saharan region
Benin  | 4/16/2013 12:34:15 PM Benin's President Boni Yayi and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are calling on the UN Security Council to urgently adopt a resolution on sustainable peace in Africa's Sahel-Saharan region.
European Commission president arrives in Benin's Cotonou
Benin  | 10/27/2012 11:29:29 AM The president of the European Union (EU) Commission Jose Manuel Barroso arrived in Cotonou on Thursday evening for a two-day working visit.
Benin's President takes over rotating presidency of AU
Benin  | 1/29/2012 9:17:25 AM President of Benin Thomas Yayi Boni succeeded Equatorial Guinea's President Theodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the rotating president of the African Union for one year, announced the AU at its 18th summit on Sunday in Addis Ababa.
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