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Togo's former parliamentary speaker, who had been in line to lead the country before the military named its own man last month, returned home and met with Togo officials trying to ease a political crisis ...

Nigerians abroad want absentee voting The representative of Nigerians in Diaspora in the Americas at the ongoing National Political Reform Conference in Nigeria, Dr.

The European Union (EU) has ended ministerial negotiations on the revision of the Cotonou Agreement with ACP (Africa, the Carribean and the Pacific) countries.

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West African leaders on Friday summoned Togo's new president to talks in Niger on Saturday, threatening immediate sanctions if the Togolese leader did not attend.

Egypt's Under-20 coach, Radwan Moh has described the Flying Eagles as the 'best side' at the 14th edition of the African Youth Championship which ended weekend in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

Defending champions Egypt and Morocco qualified from Group B for the semi-finals of the African Youth Championship in Benin on Sunday.

Instability in Ivory Coast is likely to dominate proceedings at the annual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). Among the heads of state due in Ghana is President Laurent Gbagbo of ...

As part of efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM), or female circumcision as it is sometimes called, a No More Excisions festival is planned for Benin in April.

Iran and Benin on Sunday night discussed bilateral relations as well as key regional and international developments.

More than 500 gynecologists from around the world this week gathered in Cotonou, Benin, for a three-day seminar organized by the African Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics to discuss the "extremely high rate" ...

United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Zoellick is traveling in Africa December 7-13 to reaffirm the Bush administration's strong commitment to the continent --- and to plumb his African counterparts ...

Two weeks after the Federal Government lifted the ban on some goods produced in Benin Republic, smuggling appears to be on the upswing at the border.

Under the direction of an African marine pilot, the Garden Valley-based Mercy Ship Anastasis sustained damage to its bow and a forward water tank when it made contact with a docking pier in Benin, Africa, on ...

The privatisation of state-owned enterprises is often fraught with difficulties -- witness developments at Benin's National Society for Agricultural Advancement (Sonapra), a cotton-processing firm.

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, also standing trial for the same offence, was recently removed forcefully from the prison by operatives of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) for ...

A plane bound for Lebanon that crashed on take-off at Cotonou on Christmas Day last year was carrying 10 tonnes of freight in excess of its usual load, the Benin government said, citing ...

Before Ann Ponte's nephew, Sean Maloney, left for a Peace Corps assignment in Africa in fall 2002, she invited him to speak to her fourth-grade class at the Rogers School.

In his response, Mr. Laourou commended ?the quality of the participatory approach defined by the Bank in identifying, evaluating and implementing the projects it funds in its member countries?. The ...

Three-year-old Bayo sat on top of the Delta ticket counter, his daddy's arms folded around him.

Paying condolences to Lebanon for a West African plane crash that killed at least 130 people, Benin's foreign minister pleaded for patience Tuesday, telling reporters the investigation would determine ...

Benin coach Cecil Jones Attuquayefio included uncapped midfielder Roumauld Bocco and defender Adigo Dinalo in his 22-man squad on Monday for the African Nations Cup.

American authorities are investigating whether a Boeing 727 shattered in a deadly crash Dec.

A judicial inquiry is investigating the Christmas day plane crash that killed 135 people in Benin, Guinea's transport minister has said.

Lebanon has opened an official investigation into the Christmas Day plane crash in the West African nation of Benin that killed more than 77 Lebanese, Lebanon's transportation minister said Tuesday.

An airport official in Benin said the plane that crashed on takeoff Thursday hit a building at the end of the runway.

The coffins of the 76 Lebanese victims who died in plane crash in Benin Republic Christmas day were flown home yesterday from Cotonou airport aboard a French military plane.

Grieving relatives sobbed and held each other as 78 coffins bearing some of the victims of the Christmas Day air crash here were flown home to Lebanon yesterday.

The bodies of 77 Lebanese victims of a Christmas air crash in the West African state of Benin have arrived in Lebanon on a French military plane.

MORE than 60 people were killed yesterday when an aircraft bound for Beirut crashed into the sea off the of Benin Republic, police and witnesses said.

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Divers recovered the black boxes from the wreckage of an airliner in Benin on Saturday as investigators puzzled over why the Beirut-bound Boeing smashed into the sea moments after take-off. Nine more ...