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Coronavirus: UNICEF Benin COVID-19 Situation Report

Situation overview Number of positive cases continued to increase from August 3 to 20 with 179 new cases confirmed for a total of 2,115 cases as of August 20. Number of deaths increased from 38 to 39 during the reporting period. The fatality rate...

Stake experts releases The African Geopolitical ATLAS 2025: Conflicting Information, Conflicted Realities

Decision-makers' guide to Africa's information & geopolitical landscape 2025 COTONOU, BENIN, May 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Stake experts published the second edition of The African Geopolitical ATLAS 2025 on May 5, 2025, with the theme...

Republic of Benin COVID-19 Laboratories Commence Operations after Grant from the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, led by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org) has granted emergency funding to the Republic of Benin to facilitate its COVID-19 ‘Screen-Isolate-Treat’ strategy as...

Coronavirus - Benin: An additional $10.4 million to fight coronavirus

Download logo The World Bank today approved additional financing of $10.4 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support Benin's efforts to fight COVID-19 (coronavirus) and help the country respond to public health...

The WTO Chairs Programme launches activities in Togo

Le Togo est le septième pays moins avancés (PMA) à faire partie du Programme de chaires de l’OMC, après le Bénin, le Lesotho, le Népal, le Rwanda, le Sénégal et la Tanzanie, et l’une des cinq institutions récemment ajoutées au réseau des chaires...

Coronavirus - Benin: Declaration of three new cases of Covid-19 in Benin

Dear compatriots Since this Sunday, March 2020, 22, Benin has registered three new cases of Covid-19 confirmed by the National Laboratory of hemorrhagic fever. With these three new cases, all Ivorian nationals live in Benin, our country now has...

Young Talent Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 Awards L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program: 20 women researchers awarded

Yesterday in Dakar, as part of the 10th edition of its regional program For Women in Science, the L'Oréal Foundation (http://bit.ly/37vVPE0), alongside UNESCO held a ceremony honoring 20 female researchers who received the 2019 Young Talent Award...

Fenix Benin (ENGIE) Connects 40,000 Households to Solar Power in Just One Year

Next-generation energy company Fenix International (https://www.FenixIntl.com/), a subsidiary of ENGIE, has surpassed its previous rapid growth rates and connected 40,000 households to solar power in Benin, representing 200,000 people, within just...

The Spending Challenge for Reaching the SDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned from Benin and Rwanda

Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the...

Leaving no girl behind: Merck Foundation in partnership with the First Lady of Malawi, motivate girls to pursue sciences

Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) launches “Educating Linda” program in partnership with the First Lady of Malawi and Ministry of Education of Malawi; he program will empower girls in STEM education. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm...

AGCO’s innovative solutions bringing transformation to the agricultural sector of Benin

AGCO (www.AGCOCorp.com), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the West African nation of Benin. The agreement is with the investment arm of Benin, the...

African & Middle Eastern Mobile Broadband Trends 2018-2023 - 4G Will Become the Largest Mobile Technology by 2023, Growing at a CAGR of 27% Over the Forecast Period

Dublin, July 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Mobile Broadband Trends in Africa & Middle East - 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Mobile user penetration in Africa & Middle East (AME) reached 59% in 2018, and will...

Now even bigger and more international than ever: The 5th agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2019 with 120+ global technology leaders from 24 countries

Due to the upbeat market development and an ever increasing interest in the Nigerian market, agrofood (https://bit.ly/2Gbu1K6) & plastprintpack Nigeria (https://bit.ly/2W9E6M8) 2019 continue their success story and are even bigger and more...

20 Top Francophone African Start-Ups Enter World Bank Group Tech Acceleration Program

Twenty of the most promising Francophone African tech start-ups will participate in the L’Afrique Excelle (Afrique-Excelle.com) residency in Mali, a full-week bootcamp set to kick off the Francophone edition of the World Bank Group’s XL Africa...

Nasdaq and Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) Sign New Market Surveillance Technology Agreement

STOCKHOLM, Sweden and ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq and Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) have signed a new agreement for Nasdaq to deliver market surveillance technology (SMARTS) to BRVM. BRVM is...

Regula Reaches 15,000 ID Templates in Its Industry’s Largest Database, Revealing New Document Trends

RESTON, Va., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification solutions, now has 15,000 templates in its identity document template database, the most comprehensive in the world. This...

Minister Maropene Ramokgopa: Parliamentary Capacity Building Workshop

Venue: Cape Town, South Africa Honourable Members of Parliament, Distinguished participants from across the Twende Mbele partner countries - Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, and our host country, South Africa, Esteemed facilitators, experts and...

CoinEx Charity Leverages Starlink to Connect Adjarra University Center, Advancing Its “Bridge to Hope” Mission

HONG KONG, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoinEx Charity has successfully implemented its global humanitarian initiative, “Bridge to Hope,” in the Republic of Benin by providing and installing Starlink satellite internet equipment at the Adjarra...

Oped for Kigali Conference on Information Communication Technology and youth employment in Africa

Download logo Oped for Kigali Conference on ICT and youth employment in Africa: In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60 percent of a 1.2 billion population are under the age of 25. Supporting them in obtaining decent jobs, especially in rural areas,...

Merck Foundation Conducts 3rd UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit in partnership with the Office of President, Mauritius

Third edition UNESCO-MARS 2017 continues to build Research Capacity in Africa with special focus on Cancer and Vaccines Development PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, December 1, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • Merck Foundation partners with the Government of...