BY MODUPE ABIOLA, SPECIAL ENVOY Benin voters will head back to the polls in two weeks after the first round of the presidential election held yesterday, March 6. The two … Read More
BY PETER SESAY In the very first presidential debate and several times thereafter, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the first serious woman candidate for the presidency of the United … Read More
The Cotonou Port is often described by the Beninese people and officials as the “nation’s lifeline,” a colorful way to state that it is the backbone of the national economy. … Read More
BY THE AFRICAN The demise of ultra-conservative Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia and the looming tug of war between the senate and the Obama administration over his replacement has added … Read More
BY LAWRENCE O. GOSTIN From our current perspective, it is easy to forget that at the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, scientists did not even know the identity of the … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA (REPORTING BY LOU SIFA; EDITING BY JIBRIL TURE) Cotonou, Benin—The people of the small French-speaking West African nation of Benin are expected to go to the polls on … Read More
BY MODUPE ABIOLA EDITING BY LOU SIFA K.O.cracy (read democracy by knock-out) is a phrase coined by the people of Benin following the 2011 presidential election that then-sitting president, Yayi … Read More
The Benin National Council of Shippers (CNCB) is a commercial, state-owned company with financial autonomy. It was founded on May 25, 1983. Its main mission is to serve the interests … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE Lately, relations between Cote d’Ivoire and its neighbor up-north, Burkina Faso, have been stricken by tension stemming from a phone-leak scandal allegedly involving the speaker of the … Read More
BY USMAN MAMA For the first time since becoming president of the United States seven years ago, Barack Obama this Wednesday visited a U.S. mosque in a show of solidarity … Read More
