[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe picked a 2-2 draw against Benin, Thursday, recovering from goalkeeper Washington Arubi's mistake, which gifted the Cheetahs an opener.
[New Zimbabwe] Warriors Vice Captain Marshall Munetsi says the team is desperate for a positive result against Benin if Zimbabwe is to stay afloat in Group C 2026 World Cup Qualifiers campaign.
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Benin's regulatory High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) to reverse its suspension of the privately owned news site Bénin Web TV for reporting on alleged inconsistencies in the media regulator's budget.
[MSF] In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who visited a health centre on a regular basis was low. As a consequence, most women did not get medical checkups during their pregnancies, and they often gave birth at home. There was also significant demand for contraception, but around half of women of childbearing age did not have access to it. In this context, the maternal and
[People's Dispatch] Arrested after a demonstration demanding the expulsion of French troops, Beninese activists reiterate their commitment to fighting French neocolonialism upon their release.
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank has approved $33 million in additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (COSO) to help Benin anticipate and prevent the spread of conflicts in the country's north, reduce vulnerability to climate change, and strengthen local institutions and economic opportunities.