By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 April 2008 Benin's president Boni Yayi is facing increasing opposition two years after coming to power. Mr. Yayi, an independent banker and political outsider, succeeded Mathieu Kerekou who had ruled the small West African...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 31 March 2007 Parliamentary elections are under way in the western African nation of Benin. The vote was to take place last week but was delayed until Saturday, because of problems getting electoral equipment and ballots to polli...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says he will continue to work through the United Nations to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns...
By Franz Wild Abidjan 31 May 2006 After more than 70 people died in a fuel tanker explosion in Benin last week, the government is announcing a clamp down on illegal fuel sales. Informal fuel trading sustains thousands of Beninois. ------------------...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 26 May 2006 The number of dead from Wednesday's tanker explosion in northern Benin has risen to more than 60, as many of those who were injured have since died. The accident occurred Wednesday evening, when a tanker truck trans...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 09 March 2006 Benin is awaiting results from presidential elections, as allegations of fraud are mounting. Sunday's vote started in confusion when the outgoing president said the...
By Joe Bavier Cotonou 04 March 2006 On the eve of presidential elections in Benin, prosperity is one of the key issues for the country's four million voters. Presidential candidate Yayi Boni seen duri...
By Joe Bavier Cotonou, Benin 04 March 2006 Campaigning has officially closed in Benin's presidential race, with first round contenders holding evening rallies Friday. Joe Bavier is in the commercial c...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 02 March 2006 In the second in a series of VOA reports profiling the leading candidates in Sunday's presidential election in Benin, Joe Bavier looks at four-time candidate Bruno...
By Joe Bavier 2-329675 11 January 2006 Daagbo Hounon Houn, the voodoo chief, is seen at the Benin National Voodoo festival held in Ouidah, Benin Once stigmatized, traditional religions and voodoo have...