Benin News

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  Kiss, Shake, Sniff: Greetings Across the Globe

  By Divine Caroline | Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:09 AM ET

  In Malaysia, the "salam" gesture involves clasping the other person's hands, bringing them back to one's breast, and asking, "Where are you going?" Beninese young men snap fingers while shaking, while those in Botswana graze palms and fingers while asking, "How did you wake?" Michelle Obama woul Read More

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  Put Your Thinking Caps On

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:24 AM ET

  The first $30 million in grants will support 24 organizations in East and West Africa. So we can expect a lot of well-researched ideas to emerge in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. In August, TTI will turn its attention to Lati Read More

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  "Great Green Wall" Gets Underway in Africa

  By Dan Estabrook | Tue Jul 8, 2008 2:02 PM ET

  wide, and was formally adopted at the Community of Sahel—Saharan States (Cen-Sad) summit on rural development and food security in Cotonou, Benin, last month.  Scientists hope that the Great Green Wall will prevent further desertification of the habitats south of the Sahara Read More

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