A sad day for Benin’s often-praised democracy
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU (Reporting by Damien Assogba) It was the bad dream the vast majority of Beninese hoped would not come true, but it is happening: the legislative elections from … Read More
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Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden and the politics of touch
BY MARK M. SMITH Amidst the furor over former Vice President Biden’s handsy habits – and with examples of inappropriate touching by current and former U.S. presidents still lingering – it might be a … Read More
The African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development starts operating in the Seychelles
BY ALAN GREEN The African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (AFFEED), an organization founded a few years ago by Dr. Samuel Mathey to promote entrepreneurship and the concept of … Read More
An African profile: Tony Kwame Ansah, Jr., son of Ghanaian immigrants
BY TONY KWAME ANSAH, JR. Tony Kwame Ansah, Jr. was born thirty-eight years ago in the United States of Ghanaian parents who migrated here decades ago. Despite his young age, … Read More
Beninese opposition leaders and masses determined to stop Patrice Talon
BY JIBRIL TURE Despite the tanks deployed on the streets of major cities across Benin, the leaders of the opposition parties that are barred from taking part in the 28 … Read More
Introducing “Shine,” a children’s book rooted in diversity
Shine deals with themes including bulling, self-confidence and forgiveness in a way that’s not demoralising but instead empowering and uplifting. It aims to equip children with the self-confidence they need … Read More
President Talon throws Benin’s democracy under the bus
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Since Patrice Talon became president of Benin on 6 April 2016, he has meticulously managed to undo, brick by brick, the democratic architecture of a West African … Read More
Is Benin heading to unprecedented bloodshed under Patrice Talon?
BY JIBRIL TURE The crisis born out of the exclusion of the collective of the Beninese opposition parties from the legislative elections scheduled for 28 April just got worse after … Read More
Tension rises in Benin as talks to clear the way for legislative elections break down
BY JIBRIL TURE Updated on Monday, 1 April at 10 a.m. The painful execution of the mandate the speaker of the Beninese parliament, Adrien Houngbedji, received from President Patrice Talon … Read More
Hangoutwithtee Ladies event happening on Sunday, April 7, 2019
Some inspiration, power networking, high energy and amazing goodies and giveaways at the HANGOUTWITHTEE6 LADIES event in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, April 7. For all the ladies in Lagos, Nigeria, you … Read More