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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Experts’ Meeting for the Review of the Supplementary Draft Act and Standard Operating Procedures of Wapis Regional Platform Concludes its Work in Dakar

The experts received a presentation from Mr Richard GOTWE, Head of the WAPIS Programme, on WAPIS and its level of implementation in the ECOWAS Member States

The three (3) day meeting of government experts to examine the draft additional act establishing the regional data exchange platform of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) and the standard operating procedures ended on Friday 25 October in Dakar, Republic of Senegal. During their meeting, the experts from the…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
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Benin National Assembly Speaker Meets Qatar's Charge D'affaires

During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries

HE Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin Louis Vlavonou met with HE Charge D'affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Benin Hamad bin Dhaen Al Kuwari. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries.

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Internet Society Events Highlight the Importance of Encryption for Online Safety and Security

By promoting awareness and providing training on encryption, grassroots organizers are empowering communities to take control of their digital security

In support of Global Encryption Day on 21 October 2024, events are being organized across Africa by Internet Society (www.InternetSociety.org) chapters in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Benin to educate and train individuals on the importance of encryption in protecting data and privacy.   End-to-end encryption is…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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ADF-16: Benin to contribute $2 million to the African Development Fund

Benin becomes the seventh African country to contribute, joining Algeria, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa

Benin joins six other African countries that contribute to ADF; 74 million people in Africa have benefitted from improvements in agriculture for food security through the Fund. Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group.…

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Modernizing Agriculture: African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin’s Ouémé Valley

Launched in 2014 with €63.63 million in funding from the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, the African Development Fund, the project has supported 14 localities across Benin’s Ouémé, Zou, and Atlantique districts

The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin’s Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm. Thanks to the African Development Fund Project for Support of Agricultural Infrastructure in the Ouémé Valley (http://apo-opa.co/3Ydp5vP), Gantekpin has expanded her farm from a small plot…

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African Development Fund crucial in development and modernisation of Benin sheep industry

The project, completed in 2017, recorded satisfactory results between 2012 and 2017: the annual mortality rate fell from 12 percent to 3 percent for cattle

In the early 2000s, Benin reformed its sheep industry, largely because meat and milk production was insufficient to meet local demand. The objective was to r0educe imports, then estimated at an average of 60,000 tonnes of meat and 40,000 tonnes of milk annually. The African Development Fund, the African Development…

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From darkness to light: Local bakeries and homes flourish under Benin’s new urban electricity project

The project is funded by the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, which provided a $9.08 million loan and a $7.28 million grant

The bustling sound of dough kneading fills the air at Pierre Gbenou Tito Dossou’s bakery in Okoun-Sèmè, Benin, as the once energy-starved business now hums along smoothly. Orders for bread, croissants, and chocolate pastries are met on time, a feat Dossou attributes to a newly stable power supply. “I struggled…

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The Cotonou Declaration consolidates the classification of feasibility studies for climate projects and the replenishment mechanisms of the West African Development Bank's (BOAD) Climate Study Fund

The Climate Study Fund, established by decision No. 069 of the WAMU Council of Ministers on 22 September 2023, aims to address the growing challenges WAEMU countries face in the fight against climate change

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) (www.BOAD.org), organized a high-level workshop on climate finance in Cotonou, in partnership with the European Union. The event brought together key public and private stakeholders from across West Africa with the aim of standardizing the feasibility studies for climate projects and enhancing the mechanisms…

United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)
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Special Representative Simão Concludes His Visit to Benin, He Highlights the Importance for Countries of the Sub-Region to Act Together to Curb Insecurity

With his interlocutors, the Special Representative discussed various topics related to the regional and national situation

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a two-day visit to Benin. During his visit, Mr. Simão was received in audience by his H.E. Patrice Talon, President of the Republic of Benin.…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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ECOWAS Network Of Electoral Commissioners (ECONEC) Deploys a Post-Election Follow-Up and Needs Assessment Mission to Benin

To this end, the mission will hold meetings with the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the administration, political parties and civil society organizations to understand their views and commitment to implementing the recommended reforms

As part of its mandate to promote free, transparent, and credible elections in the West African region, the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commission (ECONEC) is deploying a hybrid post-election follow-up and needs assessment mission to Cotonou, Benin, from September 15 to 21, 2024. The Mission is comprised of the President…