Benin seeks home-grown cotton 'revolution'

Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent textile revolution. Azonnoudo and other farmers in the West African …

Mathias Azonnoudo says Benin authorities are encouraging cotton growers to produce more

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Suspension Of HIV Funding By The US President Elicits Reactions From Benin City Residents

Some medical practitioners in Benin City have expressed their opinions on the implications of the suspension of HIV funding in low and medium countries by the US President, Donald Trump. The medical practitioners called on the Nigerian government to wake …

FM Abdelatty discusses enhancing ties, cooperation with Benin’s counterpart

CAIRO – 31 January 2025: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty discussed  ways to enhance joint cooperation between Egypt and Benin in various fields of common interest with counterpart Olusegun Adjadji. In a phone call, Abdelatty …

2 associates of Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest… COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two associates of Benin’s president have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following their arrest last …

Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection

Previous Footsteps of Resistance: “The President of 2001” | A Tribute to Hardi (1951-2023) at Galeri Nasional Indonesia News 15Editorial TeamJanuary 24, 2025Art of the Ancestors, Steven G. Alpert, Asian Art, Island Southeast Asian Art, Oceanic Art, …

Review: Innovative documentary 'Dahomey' examines the return of plundered artifacts to Benin

In November 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey plundered by French colonialists in 1892 were returned to Benin, the west African nation  that now encompasses Dahomey that gained its independence in 1960. Those objects, which included large …

Two men close to Benin’s president sentenced to 20 years in prison for coup plot

COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Two men close to Benin’s president were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, following their arrest last year on suspicions of plotting a coup in the small West African country. Olivier Boko, a businessman and longtime friend …

Benin court jails two ex-allies of president for 20 years

Boko and Homesky were former allies of Beninese President Patrice Talon, pictured here in 2023 - Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of “ …

Man-Made Gully Threatens Existence Of John Osaro Street In Ikhueniro Community, Benin City