BY JIBRIL TURE Bringing back peace in the war-torn Central African Republic was the number one priority of presidential candidate Faustin-Archange Touadera during the hard-fought campaign that led to his … Read More
BY JOE LEADERS Jeanne Godonou assumed the presidency of the Cotonou Inner Wheel club on July 1, 2016, the year the organization adopted the theme “touch a heart.” Nearly eleven … Read More
BY CAMERON WEBB There’s always one in a crowd, a sort of harbinger of the oncoming mosquito onslaught: a person mosquitoes seem to target more than others. What is it … Read More
BY JOE LEADERS Cotonou, Benin (West Africa): The Benin section of The International Inner Wheel, one of the world’s largest women’s-service voluntary organizations that are active in more than 102 … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN The Trump administration is poised to sell 12 Super Tucano aircraft worth almost $600 million to Nigeria in support of the Buhari government’s fight against the terrorist … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The resignation, Monday, of Benin’s Minister Delegate for Defense, Candide Azannai, “to protest the latest political developments in our country,” added fuel to the growing social tension … Read More
BY BOLA ISHOLA (Editing by Alan Green) The African Global Economic and Development Summit, an annual event held at the University of Southern California that brings together American business leaders … Read More
BY LEYLA TAVERNARO-HAIDARIAN US President Donald Trump is easily the most controversial person on Twitter. He thrives on the medium and has been exploiting it effectively. The tone of many of Trump’s … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Tourism promotion is one of the features of the Benin Government’s Plan of Action unveiled by President Patrice Talon on December 16. The … Read More
BY LOU SIFA IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE A pitch-dark, warm night has spread its wings over Cana, a historical town in Southern Benin. The moon and the stars have the … Read More
