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The president of the Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac Museum, Emmanuel Kasarherou, arrived in Cotonou on Wednesday, March 24, on a technical mission through March 28, to advance preparations on the Benin side for the return of the 26 works promised by Paris. Time is running out, as the French deputies have given Benin and Senegal a year to complete the process and restore that work. The French mission is purely technical. On the program, work sessions and site visits for Quai Branly's president. For his visit, Benin mobilized…

Two benchmarks indicate a decline in democracy around the world by 2020. In Africa, the 10 most democratic countries no longer include Benin, but include Malawi. "A struggle without leaders for democracy," is the unpleasant headline in Freedom House's latest annual report. This American and independent think tank measures the…

The Beninese government does not give us any proof of these allegations. And they themselves say that they do not yet have such evidence of accusations. And we, we know that this lady is disturbing, she is coming on the political field of the election while she is not expected. So we know she has the financial means to win the election, unlike many of the candidates who are there who do not have the financial means. Doctor Nadin Tayéwo Kokodé,…

The Beninese opposition does not disarm, a month before the presidential election, the Democratic Party calls on former President Boni Yayir still Patrice Talon for a dialogue and an inclusive election on April 11. The Electoral Commission and the Constitutional Court removed all the heavyweights of the opposition from the race. No major candidacy faces Patrice Talon. as reported from Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan This is a demand that the opposition does not give up with the aim of stopping an election process that it…

After a blank year in 2020 due to a pandemic, the Franco-African Foundation will resume this month and until March 21 its call for applications to select a new promotion of 100 young African and French entrepreneurs. The Young Leaders, an initiative launched in 2017 by Beninese Lionel Zinsou with the support of the French public authorities, has become a private foundation, but the goal remains the same:…

Look back on a year of entrepreneurship in Africa with this nugget worth being listed in this year’s startup, according to Africa Economy. It's called KKiaPay, and it's a Beninese FinTech that has established itself as a key player in integrated payment with mobile money. "We are fortunate to be one of the fastest growing…

It's unlikely that their arrival will go unnoticed: in Benin, throughout the month of December, kids in costumes, masked and outfitted with musical devices from home to deal with, sing and dance to gather sweets. That is the custom of Kaléta, named after a worm made within the southern a part of the nation. A convention that proclaims this yr's celebration. A report by our correspondent Sandra Idossou.…

Nigeria decided on Wednesday, December 16, to partially resume its land borders with its neighbors. Four border posts are affected, on the side of Niger, Benin and Cameroon. The reopening will take place gradually and all trade will resume at all pedestrian crossings by 31 December, with the exception of certain products. The borders had been closed for almost a year and a half. The measure was…

We are in Benin, we are not for violence, that is why I want to thank you for your patience, thank you also to the Minister of the Interior, to the President of the Republic to all those who contributed to the creation of this request granted to us by the laws of the Republic. Everything is good and starts well too. Thomas Boni Yayi, former head of state of Benin Jean-Luc Aplogan .

Nigeria is partially reopening its land borders after virtually a yr and a half of closure. A choice that on the time was supposed to fight smuggling and encourage native Nigerian manufacturing. This reopening is a shocking resolution, because the announcement of the border closure in August 2019 had been introduced. The…