By Uma Ramiah Dakar 21 May 2008 A year-old project in Benin has shown that harnessing the power of sunlight could provide long-term solutions to hunger in underdeveloped nations. A six-month dry season in the Kalale District of Benin used to wreak ha...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 April 2008 Campaigning for local elections in Benin has been marked by tight competitions, one outbreak of violence and doubts over how politicians can change daily life. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West Africa bu...
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...