Trade, Poverty and The Environment: The EU, Cotonou and the African-Caribbean-Pacific Bloc
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
COTONOU (Reuters) - Pirates attacked an oil tanker off Benin, killing a Ukrainian crew member and stealing the contents of the ship's safe, the head of the West African country's navy said on Tuesday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Until recently, the villages of Hon and Koussoukpa, like many others, (100 kilometers from Cotonou, Benin's economic capital) got their light from oil lamps and candles, suffering all the damage to health and the environment. The darkness also emphasized the sense of danger and rural isolation.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Coach of First Deepwater, Erinfolami Lateef is looking forward to an impressive outing by his girls as they compete for honour in the 15th edition of Africa Basketball Champions Cup for women which dunks off tomorrow in the ancient city of Cotonou, Benin Republic.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) at the weekend rescued a Sao Tome ship which was on its way to Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Flesh and Stone (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Recent figures from the World Health Organization’s anti-counterfeit medicines program (OMS) confirm that the counterfeit drug market activity accounts for around 10 percent, or $67 billion, of worldwide pharmaceutical product sales. That 10 percent is estimated to be responsible for the deaths of many thousands of people, particularly in African countries. Those are the kinds of figures that...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
An added time goal scored by the Squirrels of Benin secured them an Angola 2010 ticket, as well as blight Ghana Black Stars' hundred percent record, in their penultimate World/ African Cup qualifier in Cotonou, yesterday.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Leaders from Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Congo-Republic, Niger and Senegal on Monday joined former French President Jacques Chirac in Cotonou, Benin, in a campaign against the manufacturing and sale of fake pharmaceutical products, Reuters reports (Lewis, 10/12). "While counterfeit drugs are a relatively small problem in the U.S.
soccer360 (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Watch FIFA World Cup 2010 African Qualifying Football Match between Benin and Ghana(Guyana). You can watch this football match live from Cotonou, Benin. Watch free online live streaming of this soccer match here. After the match all goals video and match highlights will be available.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
The Governments of Benin and Liberia have signed an agreement geared towards strengthening bilateral cooperation. The agreement was signed Thursday in Cotonou at the end of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's two-day state visit to Benin.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
The governments of Benin and Liberia have signed an agreement geared towards strengthening bilateral cooperation. The agreement was signed Thursday in Cotonou at the end of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's two-day state visit to Benin.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The implementation of the 450 mega watts Maria Gleta Power Project of the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) in Cotonou, Benin is estimated to cost 893 million US dollars, according to the communiqué from the first meeting of ministers in charge of the project held in Abuja on 25th August 2009.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has left the country for Cotonou, Benin, at the invitation of President Boni Yayi.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Mali's Football Federation calls for Caf and Fifa to act against Benin after what it calls 'aggression and vandalism' around their 2010 qualifier in Cotonou.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
A stalemate between Mali and Benin in Cotonou means Ghana will become the first African country to qualify for the 2010 World Cup if they beat Sudan.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
I was in Cotonou last Sunday. It was my first visit to that serene city of Benin Republic in the last one year. The journey was expectedly bumpy from the Nigerian end. That is stale news, anyway. For some unexplainable reason, we've not been able to offer respectable leadership in Africa despite our love for the appellation "the giant of Africa." Seme border was as dirty and boisterous as...
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