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Benin Declares 3 Days of National Mourning for Haiti’s Earthquake Victims
The Beninese government has declared, as from mid-night Thursday to Saturday, three days of national mourning, in memory of the 12 January earthquake victims in Haiti, with at least 75, 000 reported dead, 250,000 injured and a million homeless people. “During...
United States Grants Aid for Burkina Faso Road And Agricultural Sectors
The Millennium Challenge Account of the United States government has granted Burkina Faso a package of 1.6 billion CFA francs for the country’s road and agricultural sectors. The first agreement of 1.386 billion CFA francs for the Ministry of Agriculture...
Senegalese Customs Arrest Gambian Carrying Over $400,000 Undeclared Cash
Senegalese customs officers in the village of Karang, at the border with neighboring Gambia have reportedly arrested a Gambian national in possession of ’undeclared foreign currency’ amounting to $448, 170, equivalent to (205 million CFA francs),...
Angolan National Airline, TAAG, Increases Flights to Cameroon Ahead of African Cup of Nations
The Angolan national airline, TAAG, has tripled its flights between Douala, Cameroon and Luanda, the capital of Angola, few days before the African Cup of Nations (CAN) which kicks off on Sunday.
Italy to Help Coastguard Project in Congolese Town
Italy is going to help the Congolese government set up coastguards in Pointe-Noire, the economic capital in the department of Kouilou (South). “The current agreement is aimed at setting up closer cooperation in the framework of the coast guards...
European Union to Strengthen the Management of Public Finances in Togo
The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement of nearly CFA 10 billion francs (15 million euros) with Togo to strengthen the management of public finances, improve the macroeconomic stability and transparency in order to support the implementation of...
North-west of Cameroon Suffers Fuel Shortages After Bridge Collapse
A shortage of fuel is being experienced in the north-west of Cameroon following traffic disruptions caused by the collapse, over the last weekend, of a bridge linking the western region with the north. Service stations were invaded by lines of cars that...
Togo Adopts New Biometric Passports
Togo has introduced new biometric passports offering greater security guarantees. The diplomatic service and ordinary passports will from now on be biometric. “The government of Togo wants to get in tune with countries that have already opted for...
