Benin

Brief: European Parliament Confirms Commission
February 9, 2010 1440 GMT
Applying STRATFOR analysis to breaking news The European Parliament... [more]
U.S.: Commerce Secretary Unveils New Trade Strategy
February 4, 2010 1631 GMT
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Feb. 4 that strict enforcement of trade deals will... [more]
Kuwait: PM Set To Begin Africa Tour
July 14, 2009 1117 GMT
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah on July 15 is scheduled to begin... [more]
Russia: $20B In African Debt Write-Offs In 2008
March 6, 2009 1116 GMT
The Russian Foreign Ministry said March 6 that the government wrote off $20 billion in debts owed... [more]
U.S.: Bush Plans To Visit Africa
January 25, 2008 1633 GMT
U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to visit Africa from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21, the White... [more]
Nigeria: Yaradua On Tour
May 7, 2007 1412 GMT
Nigerian President-elect Umaru Yaradua is visiting Benin and Togo on May 7 to begin his... [more]
Benin: President Not Injured In Attack
March 16, 2007 1425 GMT
Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi was not injured in a March 15 attack on his convoy, a... [more]
China: Zhaoxing Begins Africa Visit
January 2, 2007 0226 GMT
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing began a visit to Africa on Jan. 1, arriving in Benin. Li... [more]
EU: No Consensus On Asylum List
May 24, 2006 2057 GMT
EU commissioners failed May 24 to agree on a list of countries from which it will not accept... [more]
U.N.: Five New UNSC Members Elected
October 10, 2005 2257 GMT
The United Nations on Oct. 10 elected the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar and Slovakia... [more]
U.S.: Deal Backed On Debt Relief
September 26, 2005 1655 GMT
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) late Sept. 25 backed a G-8 deal made in... [more]
Benin: Military Exercise
November 29, 2004 2325 GMT
Nearly 3,000 soldiers from Africa, the United States, Europe and Canada will participate in a... [more]
Benin: Plane Crash Kills 96
December 26, 2003 1406 GMT
Benin's Transport Minister Ahmed Akobi said Dec. 26 that at least 96 people were confirmed dead... [more]
U.S.: Five Nations Elected To UNSC
October 23, 2003 1740 GMT
Five nations have been elected by the U.N. General Assembly to two-year terms on the U.N.... [more]
Africa: Plans For U.S. Basing Rights In Works?
September 17, 2003 1338 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is reviewing drafts of a plan to shift some military... [more]
Nigeria, Benin Negotiate To Reopen Border
August 14, 2003 1757 GMT
Presidents from Nigeria and Benin met Aug. 14 in the Nigerian border town of Badagry to discuss... [more]
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