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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

The Scientific Committee and the start-up jury session actively preparing for fari-2025 in Benin

The role of the Scientific Committee, which is responsible for organising the Forum, is also to prepare the scientific, technical and financial phases, and to propose the Forum’s central theme and discussion panels

Koladé Josué Azandégbey, deputy chief of staff at Benin’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, has expressed his pride and enthusiasm at the prospect of Benin hosting the 2nd African Forum for Research and Innovation (FARI) in 2025. Speaking at the opening, on Monday 17 March 2025 in Cotonou,…

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Source: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |

United Nations (UN) torture prevention body welcomes establishment of national preventive mechanisms in Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa

The SPT monitors treatment and conditions for people deprived of liberty by conducting unannounced visits to police stations, prisons, psychiatric hospitals, immigration detention centres, drug rehabilitation centres and other places of deprivation of liberty

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) hails the setting up of the national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) in Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa as a significant step in advancing and fulfilling their obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). “The OPCAT’s torture prevention architecture is built on the…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Representation in Benin Organizes a Conference-Debate at the University of Parakou to Mark 50 Years of ECOWAS

With over 300 participants in attendance, discussions were marked by in-depth analyses of key regional issues, including the withdrawal of three countries from the AES

On February 21, 2025, the ECOWAS Representation in Benin organized a high-level conference-debate under the theme: “50 Years of ECOWAS: Achievements, Gains, Challenges, Issues, and Perspectives for the Full Realization of ECOWAS of the Peoples.” The event provided a platform for engagement with academia and civil society, fostering discussions on…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Strengthens its Commitment to Democratic Process in Benin

The exchange emphasises the importance of proactive engagement and collaborative efforts to ensure a free, fair and transparent electoral process

Ambassador Amadou Diongue, ECOWAS Resident Representative in Benin, paid an courtesy visit to Mr. Sacca Lafia, President of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) of the Republic of Benin. The meeting, held at CENA headquarters in Cotonou, was an opportunity for the two officials to exchange New Year greetings and…

Webb Fontaine
Source: Webb Fontaine |

Webb Fontaine Accelerates Benin’s Customs Transformation with Key Milestones

Webb Customs provides authorities with a fully digitalized, AI-powered Customs Management System that interconnects all trade platforms

Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com), a leading provider of trade facilitation solutions, has announced a significant milestone in its Customs digitalization project in Benin. The initiative is driving a fundamental transformation in Customs operations across the country. The announcement was made at the 15th Public Finance Review Meeting in Cotonou, an event…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Resident Representative to Benin pays a courtesy visit to the Vice-President of the Republic of Benin

During this audience, the two personalities exchanged their wishes for the new year and discussed the challenges and issues of integration in West Africa

Ambassador Amadou DIONGUE, ECOWAS Resident Representative in Benin, paid a courtesy visit to Her Excellency Madame Mariam Chabi Talata, Vice-President of the Republic of Benin, on Wednesday February 5, 2025.  During this audience, the two personalities exchanged their wishes for the new year and discussed the challenges and issues of…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Benin's Foreign Minister

During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and several regional and international issues

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met today at the Amiri Diwan with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, who is visiting the country. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation relations between…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source: United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Condemns Terrorist Attack on Military Site in Benin

The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Benin and to the families of the victims of this heinous attack

The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a military site in the Alibori region of Benin, which resulted in the death of a number of soldiers. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts…

Tostan

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    • Seminar recap shares Tostan’s approach to Cotonou as part of the FRSD project
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    • First interactive knowledge sharing seminar on the Tostan non-formal education model, Cotonou, © Otswald Aguessy
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and German cooperation in partnership with Tostan to promote social cohesion in fragile regions of Benin

The increase in conflicts over access to resources, tensions between herders and farmers, and the risk of violent extremism in recent years in northern Benin calls for collaborative and inclusive solutions

Tostan (www.Tostan.org) and GIZ announce the launch in Benin of the project "Eco-systemic engagement for citizen-led peace and social cohesion". Funded by the Fonds Régional de Stabilisation et de Développement (FRSD), an initiative of ECOWAS and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this project aims to promote…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Almost one million additional people in Benin should benefit from access to drinking water thanks to the project supported by the African Development Bank
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Benin: some one million people to benefit from loan of EUR 118 million from the African Development Bank and Africa Growing Together Fund to supply more drinking water

The African Development Bank is contributing EUR 75.63 million in financial support

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved a loan of EUR 118.63 million to Benin to implement the Drinking Water Supply for Resilience in Rural Areas Programme in Abidjan with the aim of supplying drinking water to an additional 965,000 people in the West African…

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