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Art Daily - >One head-to-toe costume from Benin sports dozens of long, fluttering strips of spotted and striped fur; another, from Burkina Faso, looks like a walking … |
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Ondo Communities Fight Loss of 260 Oil Wells to Delta State
AllAfrica.com, Washington - >Oil-producing communities in Ondo State have rejected the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Benin that ceded 260 of their oil wells to Delta State. … |
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Uganda: Fufa Moves Benin Match to Sunday
AllAfrica.com, Washington - >The Federation has decided to change tradition and move Cranes' last match against Benin to Sunday October 12. Normally, Uganda plays its matches on … |
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Uganda: Doing It the Cranes Way
AllAfrica.com, Washington - >After losing 4:1 in (Cotonou) Benin, Cranes was walking on a tight rope. I love sports because it has a lot to teach us about human behaviour. … |
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Angola: One point good enough, three a bonus.
The Independent, Uganda - >This, after an emphatic 3-0 victory in the opening game against Benin on June 1. Whatever results come out of the Niger - Angola and Uganda-Benin games, … |
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FUFA programme for local players is good
New Vision, Uganda - >FUFA and the team vowed not to lose focus in the last games against Niger and Benin. The fact that coach Laszlo Csaba has employed local stars Simeon Masaba … |
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Benin: Catholic Relief Services to Lead Malaria Fight
(Baltimore)
PRESS RELEASE
27 June 2008
Posted to the web 27 June 2008
Cotonou
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) launched today the largest home-based malaria care campaign in the history of Benin.
Thanks to a €15.5 million grant from The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, CRS, which leads a four-member consortium, will work with more than 1,400 community-based organizations that will educate families and provide basic malaria care for children with the parasite.
“The scope and depth of this project is truly impressive,” says Ken Hackett, president of Catholic Relief Services, who plans to attend the event. “This program will have a tremendous impact on the lives of Benin’s families. The community-based approach means children suffering from malaria will be attended to quickly. The best part is the communities will be helping their own.”
The program will target the more than 2 million children under 5 years old who have been infected with malaria. They will receive Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (ACT) – a safe treatment that has proven effective. The program will enable most children under 5 who have malaria to be treated at home in less than 24 hours after the first symptoms appear.
CRS and its consortium partners will deliver ACTs in 14 of Benin’s 34 health zones and train community groups to educate close to 2 million mothers, fathers and women caring for young children.
“Malaria is by far the most deadly tropical disease for children in Africa,” says Hackett, noting that some 3,000 children die everyday of malaria in subSaharan Africa. “Parents feel tremendous pain when their child is sick with it. This program will educate millions of parents how to care for their children who have contracted malaria.”
“CRS and its partners, Africare, Medical Care Development International, and Plan Benin are committed to doing their part to reduce the devastation caused by malaria,” says Carla Brown-Ndiaye, CRS country representative for Benin. “Nothing will bring us more satisfaction than saving lives through this program.”
Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency provides assistance to people in more than 100 countries and territories based on need, regardless of race, nationality or creed. For more information, please visit
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AllAfrica.com, Washington - >atholic Relief Services (CRS) on Friday launched what it said was the largest home-based malaria care campaign in the history of Benin. … |
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Nigeria: Glo Benin Signs Up Over 600,000 Subscribers in 2 Weeks
(Lagos)
24 June 2008
Posted to the web 24 June 2008
Efem Ekanga
Lagos
Glo Mobile has recorded an instant hit among the people of Benin Republic who have been trooping to dealers’ shops and Glo’s retail outlets to subscribe to the network’s services.
In the first two weeks of commencing operations, the network has sold about 600,000 SIMs, while over 200,000 lines have already been activated on the network.
The growth of Glo Benin, which many described as unprecedented, gives an indication that Glo is positioned to contribute to the vision of the company to build the biggest and best network in Africa.
Glo entered the Beninoise market on June 5, with a promise by the Chairman of the company, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., to change the telecommunications landscape in the country.
As the brand was officially presented to the people in an evening event described by well-travelled Beninoise, including the son of the former President of the Republic and now Minister of Sports and Youths development in the Boni Yayi Government, Galiou Soglo, as world class.
The Gloworld Shops and designated dealer outlets were practically taken over by expectant Beninoise who wanted to share in the unique experience of being among the first set of people to make the first calls on the Glo network.
Earlier in a pre-launch presentation to newsmen, the Glo management said it was introducing unencumbered per second billing which gives the subscriber the power to pay only for the time that was used on phone.
This generally contrasts with the bundled seconds which operates in the market at the moment.
For example, a subscriber who speaks for 21 seconds automatically pays for 40 seconds since he is bundled to each 20 seconds, thus forcing him to pay for un-utilised airtime whenever a call is rounded off to the nearest bundled second.
With the Glo Per Second Billing platform, the caller only pays for the actual airtime consumed and nothing more.
These innovations appeared to have excited Beninoise subscribers who responded with such heavy patronage.
The company also announced the commencement of its value added services such as Multi-Media Messaging Service (MMS), Glo Magic Plus, Vehicle Tracking, Caller Tunes and Mobile Banking.
The MMS enables the user to send a combination of data, voice and pictures to loved ones, while Magic Plus enables the user to keep abreast of latest developments in information, entertainment and business.
It is the users’ guide while on the move.
Caller tunes provide melodious tunes to the hearing of the caller rather than the old-fashioned gring-gring ring back which has become monotonous.
Glo Mobile Benin assured its subscribers that life would be made easier and more enjoyable with the Glo Mobile phone.
Glo Mobile Benin has substantially covered the country, a position which puts it ahead.
THISDAY Checks revealed that while it took other networks six to seven years to achieve national coverage, Glo Mobile Benin marked its launch in Benin on Thursday June 5, 2008 with nationwide coverage.
The network is also reported to have more base stations in Benin Republic than any other network.
South Africa: Country, Benin Strengthen Defence Relations
(Tshwane)
24 June 2008
Posted to the web 24 June 2008
Edwin Tshivhidzo
Pretoria
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has forged a partnership with its Benin equivalent to increase military cooperation.
Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota and his Benin counterpart Issifo Kogui Ndouro on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) seeking to develop and formulate procedures for military cooperation between the two armed forces.
"The agreement includes promoting the training of military personnel through the exchange of trainees, instructors and observers," Minister Lekota said.
South African Air Force personnel will provide training to the Benin Air Force personnel with a view to improving their skills.
"We are also going to cooperate on the acquisition of military equipment, technical cooperation as well as in the area of military medical services."
The agreement will also pave the way for an exchange of knowledge and training in the carrying out of United Nations and African Union peacekeeping operations where needed, particularly on the African continent.
"We are aware of your vast experience in peacekeeping missions, which therefore creates a solid platform to draw lessons from one another," the minister said.
In response, Benin Defence Minister Ndouro said he was excited to forge a partnership with a country like South Africa.
"South Africa has a great role to play not only in our country but the continent as a whole. The signing of the agreement is in line with the building of meaningful solutions," he added.
He assured Minister Lekota that the government of Benin will do everything possible to sustain the relations between the two countries.
To date, the SANDF had signed a number of agreements with a number of African countries in the line of defence.