Benin News

Benin is an independent republic, with a democratic government, which lies on the Gulf of Guinea and forms part of the West African Region.

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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, welcomes Mali's President Dioncounda Traore upon his arrival at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday May 14, 2013.

Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni addresses the media upon arrival for the Donor Conference for Development in Mali, in Brussels, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur says the government will promote the agricultural sector to make it attractive and profitable for Ghanaians and investors.

Hapag-Lloyd will add a fortnightly call at Cotonou, Benin, to its weekly West Africa Mediterranean Express service, starting in mid-May. The WMX service's new port rotation will be as follows: Algeciras, Spain; Lagos, Nigeria; Contonou; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and back to Algeciras.

With food security an ongoing concern for nations across the globe, United States Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater has sought to create significant and potentially productive linkages between the agricultural sectors of Jamaica and the Republic of Benin.

Johannesburg, South Africa, May 3 : Delivering on Africa's Promise will be the theme of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2013 which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, 8-10 May, with the participation of more than 1,000 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia.

A 30-year-old man, Kenneth Odje, has been arrested for impersonating the former Commanding Officer, 19 Battalion Koko Barracks of the Nigeria Army, Lt Col.

This new series looks at the Porto-Novo's competitive bodybuilders who compete locally and nationally.

Despite the ongoing debate as to the relevance of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination , the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board saturday conducted the Pen and Paper Testing aspect of this year's UTME as planned throughout the country.

Over 1.7million candidates will this Saturday sit for this year's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination .