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Supporting children's health in Benin and Togo
In Benin and Togo, UN Volunteers with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) support access to health, education, and better living conditions for children. Ahouéfa Fernande Agossou, Rose Koudori Tao, and Mawouli Aimée Van-Lare are three...
Owner: United Nations
Small business group advances work programme, focuses on business support organizations
Thematic discussions: Business support organizations The meeting shed light on the work of business support organizations, such as the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and the International Trade Centre, in connecting small businesses with partners...
WOCCU Awarded $1.8M Grant to Launch Climate Finance Pilot in West African Credit Unions
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced the award at COP 29, the UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan MADISON, WI, UNITED STATES, November 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Friday...
CoinEx Charity: Redefining Crypto’s Image Through Global Responsibility
CHENNAI, India, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the blazing summer sun at Ambattur Lake, Tamil Nadu, 200 officers from India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 50 volunteers planted 2,000 palm seeds. While the event marked another...
Governments in Global South get dedicated support to tap into carbon markets with new toolkit
Comprehensive guide allows policymakers to navigate different carbon markets to help finance national climate strategies and sustainable development goals. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new toolkit will help...
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...
Agriculture negotiations Chair reports on prospects for progress ahead of MC14
Ambassador Hussain told members he had held consultations on market access, domestic support and export restrictions on food as well as on food procurement at administered prices for developing economies' public stockholding (PSH) programmes, and...
Arbitrators issue award in EU-China intellectual property dispute
This is the second appeal arbitration conducted under the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) to which both China and the European Union are participants. Summary of key findings Download: In pdf format: What is the MPIA? The...
Opening statement by the Chair of the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Partnership for Cotton
S.E. Professeur Oramah, Président d'Afreximbank, S.E. Mme Alimatou Shadiya ASSOUMAN, Ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie, Bénin Cher Eric Trachtenberg, Directeur exécutif du Comité consultatif international du coton, Cher Gunther Berger,...
Netherlands gives back colonial loot to Nigeria
(MENAFN) In a significant act of restitution, the Netherlands has returned 119 historical artifacts to Nigeria, including royal regalia, plaques, human and animal sculptures, and a ceremonial bell. These treasures, known collectively as the Benin...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Netherlands gives back colonial cultural artifacts to Nigeria
(MENAFN) The Netherlands has officially returned 119 cultural artifacts to Nigeria, including sculptures, plaques, ceremonial regalia, and a historic bell, all originally looted from the Benin Kingdom over a century ago. The restitution took place...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Members discuss possible cotton breakthrough ahead of MC14, World Cotton Day 2025
Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam, who chaired the 43rd Round of Consultations of the Director-General's Consultative Framework Mechanism for Cotton (DGCFMC), drew members' attention to the latest meeting of the Steering Committee of the...
Mary’s Meals Now Feeding 3 Million Children Every School Day Across 16 Countries
Amid growing need and declining aid, Mary’s Meals expands school feeding to reach 462,000 more children. BLOOMFIELD, NJ, UNITED STATES, September 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On September 8, Mary’s Meals will announce a major milestone: the...
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...
African nation falsifies involvement in ‘Western-backed terror plot’
(MENAFN) Benin has firmly denied accusations that it is collaborating with Western nations to support terrorism and destabilize neighboring Niger and the broader Sahel region, which has faced a persistent jihadist threat for over a decade. On...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Russian Warship Makes Second Visit to Equatorial Guinea
(MENAFN) The Russian naval training vessel Smolny has arrived in Equatorial Guinea for its second formal visit, according to a report by a news agency on Sunday. This ship is part of Russia’s Baltic Fleet and was welcomed in the capital city of...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Russia’s naval ‘Smolny’ makes second stop in Equatorial Guinea
(MENAFN) The Russian naval training ship Smolny has made its second official stop in Equatorial Guinea, marking the beginning of its latest international voyage, according to reports. Part of the Baltic Fleet, the vessel was welcomed in Malabo by...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Russian training war-vessel docks in Equatorial Guinea
(MENAFN) The Russian naval training ship Smolny has arrived in Equatorial Guinea for its second official visit, according to the African Initiative news agency on Sunday. The vessel, which belongs to Russia’s Baltic Fleet, was welcomed in the...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
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...