Cotonou, Benin – With increased shipping activity along its coast and mining in the region, Beninese authorities are concerned about pollution that could affect the environment and impact the ...

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2024 - The World Bank has approved $150 million in International Development Association (IDA)* additional financing to help Benin improve food security and productivity and ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, "My Culinary Compass," ...

UNICEF, together with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Benin government, has launched First Foods Africa.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Choithram International Foundation (CIF) ( ) are renewing their commitment to fight hunger and improve education in Benin. CIF will contribute ...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved $30.25 million in financing for a groundbreaking climate protection and agricultural sector resilience program ...

Each year on August 15, Benin celebrates the Yam Festival. The event marks the harvest period and draws thousands of Beninois and tourists to Savalou, the city of the Gbaguidi royal family. Savalou is ...

Spending two nights in Ondo State and then coming to Benin is a major zero to hundred scenario. Benin City Has Plenty Royalty, but no chill at all! Spending two nights in Ondo State and then coming to ...

This paper analyzes the drivers of digital technologies adoption and how it affects the productivity of small scale businesses in Africa. We use data collected from two semi-rural markets in Benin, ...

(MENAFN- Media OutReach Newswire) CIF will contribute $975,000 in the next three years to sustain and expand school feeding initiatives under the Benin Government's Integrated National School Feeding ...