Benin

Etter flere år med diktatorisk styre er Benin blitt et stabilt og fredelig demokratisk land, hvor befolkningens rettigheter relativt sett er ivaretatt. Overgangen til et representativt demokrati, med folkevalgt president, nasjonalforsamling og lovlig opposisjon, skjedde i 1989. Det er presidentvalg hvert femte år, og den valgte presidenten kan sitte ved makten i kun to perioder. Les mer >

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Blood shortage proves deadly

Cotonou (Benin) - Fear, a lack of blood donation supplies and ill-trained health staff have led to a dangerous blood shortage in Benin, said the head of the country’s blood donor Les mer >

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) / 13.10.2008

School year risks being written off by teacher strikes

Cotonou (Benin) - Primary and secondary school teachers in Benin who have been striking since 8 January warn they will not back down, even though their actions threaten the possibility for thousands of children of completing the school year. Les mer >

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) / 22.2.2008

A new broom to clean out the Augean Stables

Cotonou - Benin is preparing to swear in a new leader, this after a former head of the West African Development Bank won the second round of presidential elections held earlier this month in the West African Les mer >

Inter Press Service (Africa), by Ali Idrissou-Toure / 28.3.2006

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