Benin to invest 134bn FCFA in road infrastructure in 2014

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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin will invest more than 134 billion FCFA (US$280.7million) on several road infrastructure projects, covering 234.19 km, in 2014, PANA reported from here Sunday. Benin invested about 327 billion FCAF (US$685 million) in road infrastructure in … Read More

UN Food and Agriculture Organization launches program to support farmers in Benin

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Photo: International Rice Research Institute PANA New York, US – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday launched an emergency response programme to support farmers in northern Benin, who lost crops, livestock and fishing grounds when the region … Read More

Nigerian aviation stakeholders warn against making hero out of stowaway boy

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PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has warned against any attempt to make a hero out of the teenager boy who stowed away on a local flight from the southern city of Benin … Read More

Liberian leader visits Benin

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Liberian president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf By PANA Cotonou, Benin – The Liberian president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is expected Wednesday in Cotonou at the start of a two-day working visit in Benin, PANA learnt from official sources. The Liberian president will, while in … Read More