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Gender

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:54:04 GMT

The third edition of the campaign against gender-based v iolence, called Festival of the Panafrican Gender-Based Violence , began We d nesday in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

2 foreigners, 14 Nigerians arrested over militant activities

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:36:11 GMT

Nigerian troops keeping the peace in the country's restive Niger Delta oil region said Thursday they have arrested two foreigners and 14 Nigerians for ''suspected militant activities''. The Joint Task Force ...

CTC international students thankful

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:30:37 GMT

By Iuliana Petre Killeen Daily Herald For some Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday means traveling to see family members and cooking big meals.

The Motherland Influence: The Motherland Influence Nov. 23, 2008, Segment 1

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:22:33 GMT

Syliphone / Syllart Productions 10)Bobby Valentin "Use It Before You Lose It" from the CD "Broasted Or Fried" Harmless Recordings 11)Los Van Van "Dale Dos" from the CD "The Legendary Los Van Van" Ashe Records ...

Funny Thing: Who oversees scams overseas?

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:22:29 GMT

Americans are about as popular around the world today as the president of your high school A.V. Club.

Gender

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:00:03 GMT

Gambian-born Executive Secretary of United Nations Econo mic Commission for Africa , Abdoulie Janneh, on Wednesday advocated women empowerment in Africa saying gender equality and women's empowerment are very ...

Nigeria: Citizens in Benin Republic Get Severance Benefits Next Month

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:59:42 GMT

Workers of Save Sugar Company and Onigbolo Cement Company, the two Nigeria owned Companies, based in the Republic Benin, would soon be smiling to the banks, as the governments of both countries have concluded arrangements to pay their severance allowances in December, 2008.

FOR THE SAKE OF FREEDOM IN BENIN : SET ANDOCHE AMEGNISSE FREE

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:17:41 GMT

Officially condemned for contravening to the legislation on press, but in reality for having written and published in his bulletin TSYB 2011 ( Anything but Yayi Boni in 2011), that " Mr YAYI BONI BEATS HIS WIFE" Mr Andoche Amegnisse the president of the Forgotten People's Union (ULC) has been thrown in jail on Friday 14/11/2008. This inequitable and authoritarian political reaction befitting dictatorial regimes does not honour our country and our young democracy. It is against the ideals of the Democratic Revival. We firmly condemn this tyrannical drive of the regime of the "change." We demand the immediate liberation of our fellow countryman. And we call on all Democrats in Benin and all over the world so that they rise against this unbearable violation of the freedom of expression and political rights in Benin by the regime of President Yayi Boni

DONATION

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:55:50 GMT

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD BECAUSE IT IS A VOW I MADE BEFORE GOD.

Stephen Wiltshire

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:47:52 GMT

British artist Stephen Wiltshire is known as the "human camera" for being able to render images of entire cityscapes in uncanny detail after only viewing the real scenes once.

Jesus uber alles

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:36:48 GMT

"My first clue," he says, "was when Senator Jesse Helms, the extremely conservative senator from North Carolina, turned up, and the next week there was a visit from Kjell Magne Bondevik, the prime minister of ...

Christine Callahan

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:25:52 GMT

There is magic in these photographs by New York photographer, Christine Callahan .

Liberia: "We Are Catching Hell"

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:17:04 GMT

Liberians living in the West African state of Benin says they are facing severe hardship and want the government find ways to repatriate them back home.

Women Left Out of New Govt

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:49:28 GMT

"Every change is a step backwards in this new era. It's disheartening," is Claire Houngan Ay�mona's response to Benin's newly-appointed cabinet.

AFRICA/BENIN - Rector of the Philosophical Interdiocesan Seminary in the Diocese of Abomey appointed

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:01:12 GMT

Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 19, 2007 appointed Fr.

GLOBAL: Falling foul of the Fund

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:00:07 GMT

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 04, 2008 (IRIN) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was formed in 2001 for the purpose of setting up an innovative approach to providing finance to combat the three diseases that kill more than six million people worldwide every year.

GLOBAL: Helping health providers treat trafficking victims

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:45:07 GMT

DAKAR Tuesday, November 04, 2008 (IRIN) - Health providers – frequently the first professional a trafficking victim consults for help – are often thrust into the fight against organised crime without adequate preparation, according to the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The agency said there is an urgent need to ensure care for victims of trafficking and hopes to fill the gap with its soon-to-be released guidelines for health workers.

Claire Beckett

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:10:59 GMT

Boston-based photographer Claire Beckett earned a BA in Anthropology from Kenyon College and an MFA in Photography from the Massachusetts College of Art.

AFRICA: Investment key to doubling rice production

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:30:06 GMT

NAIROBI Monday, November 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Greater investment to double rice production in Africa is needed to reduce food insecurity as well as improve livelihoods, specialists urged.

West Africa: Ecowas Brown Card Scheme Making Slow Progress

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:43:36 GMT

Citizens in the sub-region have been yearning for an enabling environment where there would be free movement of persons, goods and services for sub-regional integration, irrespective of where you are coming ...

WEST AFRICA : End of rainy season won’t bring an end to cholera

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:55:04 GMT

DAKAR Friday, October 31, 2008 (IRIN) - West Africa’s rainy season is coming to a close, but the yearly cholera outbreak continues to claim lives throughout the region.

Kidjo takes Africa global

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:40:39 GMT

World music superstar and Grammy Award-winner Angelique Kidjo makes her way to Pittsburgh as part of her North American tour Oct.

Tunisia Play Benin Next Month

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:43:06 GMT

Tunisia coach Humberto Coelho has wasted little time in starting his preparations for next year's qualifying campaign ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Tunisia with a friendly match against Nigeria's West African neighbours Benin scheduled to take place in Tunis on November 19.

Benin: Screening Out Morally Unfit Crime Fighters

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:10:14 GMT

One year after the country's top anti-drug officials were sacked for alleged corruption, Benin's new drug control boss has promised to revive the government's fight against traffickers.

GLOBAL: UN chief calls for protection of migrants amid financial crisis

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:10:01 GMT

MANILA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries battered by the financial crisis to keep their doors open to foreign workers, stressing that migration could be used to help lift them out of economic gloom.

BENIN: Screening out morally unfit crime fighters

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:55:01 GMT

COTONOU Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - One year after the country’s top anti-drug officials were sacked for alleged corruption, Benin’s new drug control boss has promised to revive the government’s fight against traffickers.

Africa: Few Presidents Join Peer Review Talks

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:31:17 GMT

Last weekend, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was in the spotlight in Benin.

Experts want land policies clarified

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:22:17 GMT

Kampala The African Peer Review forum has called on African governments to clarify their land policies, labelling land as a central issue in African development.

WEST AFRICA: Drug seizures tip of “cocaine iceberg” – UN

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:09:59 GMT

PRAIA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has warned West African government ministers of the corruptive power of drug trafficking, saying it “pervert[s] weak economies” and compromises political elites.

President Dos Santos Writes to Benin's Counterpart

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:28:05 GMT

The Angolan head of State, Jos� Eduardo dos Santos, sent a message to the president of Benin, Yaya Boni, whose content was not revealed.

GLOBAL: NGOs pare down in face of financial crisis

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:50:06 GMT

DAKAR Monday, October 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Members of some of the biggest development and humanitarian NGOs are laying off staff or revising programmes for 2009 as their income streams flatten because of the global financial crisis.

GLOBAL: No room for complacency about bird flu - experts

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:10:05 GMT

SHARM EL SHEIKH Monday, October 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Some success has been achieved in reducing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and humans, but the world must still be prepared to tackle an influenza pandemic, experts at an international conference in Egypt have said.

South Africa: Motlanthe Urges Africa to Use Land to Produce More Food

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:10:48 GMT

AFRICAN countries should prioritise land for food production following recent experiences of social unrest caused by a dissatisfied communities over global food inflation, President Kgalema Motlanthe said ...

'Why was I shifted, Kgalema?'

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:10:40 GMT

President Kgalema Motlanthe will this week face the first political storm of his short career as head of state after his deputy controversially signed a Cabinet minute that will see the directors general of the ...

GLOBAL: Climate change may drown cities

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:02 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Friday, October 24, 2008 (IRIN) - People in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, prefer to commute in three-wheeled autorickshaws, taxis and buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), in their bid to slow down global warming.

Taking on climate change as a region

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:09:42 GMT

COTONOU, 23 October 2008 - Climate experts and ministers in West Africa have committed to coordinating national efforts to fight climate change , at the conclusion of an Economic Community of West African ...

WEST AFRICA: Taking on climate change as a region

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:02 GMT

COTONOU Thursday, October 23, 2008 (IRIN) - Climate experts and ministers in West Africa have committed to coordinating national efforts to fight climate change, at the conclusion of an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Benin’s economic capital, Cotonou, on 22 October.

AFRICA/BENIN - Rector of the Theological Interdiocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Lokossa appointed

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:28:21 GMT

Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 19, 2008 appointed Fr.

Ghana/Benin: Show us Respect - Omotoyossi

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:36:46 GMT

Benin's main man Razak Omotoyossi has told the Black Stars the Squirrels want World Cup qualification as much as Ghana does and will battle tooth and nail for it.

GLOBAL: Forced to flee

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:50:02 GMT

NAIROBI Thursday, October 23, 2008 (IRIN) - Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are forced to flee their homes to escape war or natural disasters. Displaced within their own country and having lost loved ones, livelihoods and belongings, they face terrible hardships.

AFRICA: Red Cross broadens its range of assistance

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:20:01 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (IRIN) - African governments are failing to make proper use of local Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, despite their capacity to provide much-needed broad humanitarian support, including funding and local volunteers, the agencies concluded at a conference this week.

GLOBAL: Climate change's threat to water needs more study

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:01 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Models to predict the impact of climate change on potable water and the management of wastewater are needed to deal with the expected increase in water-related illnesses as result of global warming, says a new policy brief by the United Nations University (UNU).

Benin: Widespread Smuggled Gasoline Costs Economy, Lives

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:03:35 GMT

Up to 1,000 people die or are wounded every year in accidents caused by low-quality, high-lead smuggled gasoline that consumes victims in fiery accidents, according to Benin's Ministry of Commerce.

BENIN: Widespread smuggled gasoline costs economy, lives

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:49:57 GMT

COTONOU Friday, October 17, 2008 (IRIN) - Up to 1,000 people die or are wounded every year in accidents caused by low-quality, high-lead smuggled gasoline that consumes victims in fiery accidents, according to Benin’s Ministry of Commerce.

WEST AFRICA: Train the soldiers, protect the children

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:19:55 GMT

DAKAR Friday, October 17, 2008 (IRIN) - An international NGO is using cartoons to spell out to African soldiers the rights and wrongs of how to treat a child.

WEST AFRICA: Weighing free health care for all

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:19:55 GMT

DAKAR Friday, October 17, 2008 (IRIN) - West African governments considering lifting health care fees for all will soon have a guide to manage the financial impact of the move. The guide, which the NGO Save the Children expects to launch in November, will show policymakers in developing countries how to estimate resource needs that may arise from abolishing fees.