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Cranes - The Country Must Pull Together
allAfrica.com - Sunday, June 08, 2008
ranes campaigns always start well and end in tears. This time our campaign almost ended before it started. The behind-the-scenes politics and dismal African Nations Championships showing against Tanzania that resulted in the ouster of Sam Ssimbwa and Jackson Mayanja as Laszlo Csaba's assistants highlighted the lack of overall strategy... more
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Cranes to Attack Benin Squirrels
allAfrica.com - Sunday, June 08, 2008
ranes coach Laszlo Csaba is confident his side can snatch a result in today's African Nations Cup qualifier against Benin's ... more
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Nigeria: Glo Rolls Out in Benin Republic Today
Topix - Sunday, June 08, 2008
p>GLOBACOM, Nigeria's national operator, is launching its GSM services in the Republic of Benin today as part of the plan to become the largest and most successful telecom network in Africa. ... more
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Benin : Children in Voodoo's Power
Topix - Saturday, May 31, 2008
In the tiny West African country of Benin, voodoo has been practised for 10,000 years, but efforts to preserve its ancient oral traditions are exacting a harsh toll on its faithful, splitting families and pushing people deeper into poverty. Benin is unique in recognising voodoo as an official religion, followed... more
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Topix - Friday, May 30, 2008
p>Guinean Defence minister sacked Conakry, Guinea - Guinean President Lansana Conte on Tuesday sacked his d efence minister, General Mamadou Bailo Diallo, official sources said in Conakry. ... more
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African Journalists on Franco-African Relations
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>African journalists working in France are calling on the two remaining French presidential candidates, Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal, to begin a new chapter in Franco-African relations (Fr), according to the blog of the Alliance for Democratic Progress. “We have to reconsider everything, make a fresh start,... more
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Human Sacrifice & the Politics of Death
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>At Babilown, French-Beninian author Blaise Aplognan describes the religious and political function of human sacrifice (Fr) in ancient societies: “…its goal was to channel violence toward a (sacrificed) individual, toward the sacred realm, institutionalizing violence by supervising it and practicing it according to very precise rules... more
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Benin: New government rumored to be considering a Ministry of Religion
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown points to an article in Le Matin (Fr) about rumors that Benin's government plans to create a Ministry of Religion, and outlines the potential of such a ministry to erode the constitutional separation of church and state (Fr). In a comment, T.... more
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Benin: The Call of Voodoo
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown writes about a new edition [Fr] of Les Appels du Vodun ( The Call of Voodoo) . ... more
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Benin's fans get rowdy at the Togo-Benin match
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Togo played Benin in Cotonu this Sunday, the fifth day of qualifying matches for the 2008 Africa cup. Benin won (4-1), but not before their supporters engaged in what Togo-iTunes calls “gratuitous violence” (Fr). Togo-iTunes has photographs of the match and the... more
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Benin: Is the press living up to its promise?
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown posts an article that asks whether the Beninese press is living up to its responsibility (Fr) to act as the “fourth branch” of government. “Whether the executive, the legislative, or the judicial branch…in all spheres of public life, too often we are content... more
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Benin: Independence celebrations moved to capital of Dahomey
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown writes about the decision to move independence celebrations (Fr) to Abomey , capital of the historic kingdom of Dahomey . ... more
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Benin: Debating, feting Voodoo
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Benninese blogger Blaise Aplogan writes about the upcoming festival of Voodoo , set to take place in Paris this week, and the ongoing Voodoo debate (Fr): “More and more, prophetic religions, notably Christianity, are investing in a dialogue with traditional African religions…[and] traditional African religious leaders are... more
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Benin: Let's open ourselves to China.
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> China 's new focus on investing in Africa has been well documented . However, Eloi Goutchili thinks that Africa should also embrace the Chinese influence on culture (Fr). Goutchili advocates the practical application of Senghor's theory: the need for Africa to open itself to the whole... more
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Producing traditional music in Benin
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Benin couleurs posts photos of a Solidarite Internationale project to build a sound studio (Fr) that will produce traditional music. ... more
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Press freedom in Benin takes nosedive
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown writes about Benin's steep drop (Fr) in Reporters Without Borders' annual country ranking of press freedom. ... more
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Benin: MPs stripped of immunity for corruption
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Afriksenatorium writes about two MPs in Benin stripped of their immunity [Fr] for embezzling funds from state-owned enterprises. ... more
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Togo: Kangi Alem announces residency for young francophone writers
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Kangi Alem announces an artists' residency [Fr] in Lome for young francophone African writers. ... more
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Benin: Youth and tobacco smoking
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p>Jackie writes about tobacco smoking among the youth in Benin : “According to a recent global youth tobacco survey report, more than twenty percent of school children (aged 13 to 15 years) in Benin are cigarette smokers. The survey involved about 50 schools selected in four regions of Benin,... more
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Benin: Election results, if Benin were the United Nations
Global Voices Online - Thursday, May 29, 2008
p> Babilown [Fr] puts Benin's local election results in perspective: “[it's as if] the opposition won China, Russia, Brazil and Mexico, while the ruling party snatched up Belgium and even Canada, but also Crete, Malta, the Cayman Islands, the Vatican, Albania, Haiti, Barbados, Cap Verde, Estonia,... more
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