All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
I returned to Cotonou, the beautiful capital of Benin Republic, last week, at the invitation of Dr Mike Adenuga Jr., whose miracle baby, Globacom was being launched, in that small but nice city.
Libyaonline.com (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
President of the Republic of Benin Yayi Boni received yesterday in the capital Coutono, the credentials of Secretary of Libyan People's Bureau to Benin. During this reception, president Boni renewed his thanks and appreciation to the Leader of the Revolution for his constant efforts to establish peace and to secure stability and development in Africa. Secretary of Libyan People's Bureau conveyed in...
Libyaonline.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
The Leader of the Revolution, the President of Sen Sad Community Stases received the President, Yayi Boni , of Benin today Evening who arrived Great Jamahiriya today evening lately.After the reception ceremony the two Leaders had a meeting in which the President Boni informed the Leader about the last preparations and organizations to hold the 10th round of Sen Sad Community Council in Benin's Capital,...
Libyaonline.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
The Secretary of General People's Committee this evening held a dinner banquet in the honour of Benin's President, Yayi Boni, Member of Conference of Leaders and Heads of Cen-Sad Community, and his accompanying delegation.The banquet was attended by the Secretary General of Cen-Sad Community, the Secretary of Arab Affairs Department at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison & International...
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Tripoli, Libya - Benin's President Yayi Boni arrived in Tripoli on Monday at the head of a high-powered delegation for a visit to Libya.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi, also chairman of the Sahel Saharan States Community (CEN-SAD), here Thursday received Beninese President Yayi Boni, an official Libyan source told PANA.
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 02/17/2008
U.S. President George W. Bush, accompanied by his wife Laura, began his five-nation trip to Africa today in Benin, where he met with President Yayi Boni and participated in a joint press conference. This is Bush’s second visit to Africa and the first time any US president has visited Benin. Topics that were discussed included [...]
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
The Beninese head of state, Yayi Boni, launched Thursday in Cotonou the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) , worth US$ 45 million, to fight malaria in Benin for the three next years. This project intends to halve the malaria mortality and morbidity rate by 2010. In addition to providing 85% of under five-year old children and [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/15/2008
Pope Benedict XVI met President Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin on Saturday and discussed the difficult socio-economic situation in the country, aggravated by last October's floods.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/13/2007
National security and generation of employment opportunities in Liberia were the main issues of focus of the discussion when President Yayi Boni of Benin met with Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Alan Doss met on Wednesday at the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) when the Beninois President paid a two-day visit to the country.
The Head Heeb (Free subscription) | 04/10/2007
The Beninois Constitutional Court has certified the results of the March 31 parliamentary election, clearing the way for a coalition loyal to President Thomas Yayi Boni to take office. The court found minor irregularities in the electoral process, but determined...
Fruits and Votes (Free subscription) | 03/25/2007
Benin has legislative elections on 25 March. Benin is a presidential system (”pure” not “semi”) and is one of the few such systems to have nonconcurrent elections. It has had regular elections now for about fifteen years, making it one of the real success stories of Africa’s recent democratic wave. The president, Yayi Boni, who [...]
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 03/24/2007
Officials say organizational problems compelled them to move vote to March 31
IOL (Free subscription) | 03/20/2007
Six arrests have been made after gunmen opened fire on Beninese President Yayi Boni's convoy, the country's chief of staff has said.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/17/2007
President Thomas Yayi Boni was unharmed after his convoy was fired on in what his office described as an assassination attempt. He was retuning to Cotonou, the economic capital, on Thursday night from a political rally in the north when assailants with machine guns fired on the convoy, a presidential spokesman said. The president’s car was not hit. “There are several in our ranks that were hurt, but...
