News zu Benin

Bundesbildungsministerin Anja Karliczek (CDU) fördert die Aus- und Weiterbildung von Klimaexperten in elf westafrikanischen Ländern mit insgesamt 25 Millionen Euro. Das Geld soll an das regionale Kompetenzzentrum für Klimawandel und angepasstes Landmanagement (WASCAL) gehen, berichten die Zeitungen der Funke-Mediengruppe. Mit der Fördersumme solle auch die Bereitstellung neuer Klimadaten für Westafrika …

The decorated funeral caskets of French soldiers Cédric de Pierrepont, 33, and Alain Bertoncello, 28, are carried by colleagues into the Cour d'Honneur at the Invalides national military complex in Paris. The soldiers, killed during a raid to free hostages in Burkina Faso, are honoured during a national ceremony presided …

Parisians pay tribute to the two soldiers killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in Burkina Faso, as the funeral procession passes by the Pont Alexandre III bridge ahead of a ceremony at the Invalides led by French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES

President of Burkina Faso Roch Kaboré receives three of the four former hostages-- kidnapped in Benin, north of the country--after the French army has freed them in an overnight raid in which two French soldiers were killed. 1ST IMAGES

Two French soldiers, Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello, are killed during a "complex" raid in which four hostages are freed by special forces in Burkina Faso. Both soldiers were part of the French navy's prestigious Hubert commando. PHOTO of the two French soldiers

The two Frenchmen freed by French special forces in Burkina Faso, Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas, were kidnapped on May 1 during a tourist trip to Benin. PHOTO of the two freed French hostages

Hundreds of protesters take to the streets of Cotonou, economic capital of Benin, in unrest that follows a controversial election held without a single opposition candidate. Much of the activity is centered around the home of former Beninese President Thomas Boni Yayi, who led calls to boycott the election. One …

Hundreds of protesters in Benin man burning barricades to defy police and soldiers in unrest that follows a controversial election held without a single opposition candidate. One female protester was shot dead, and another man hospitalized with a gunshot wound in his back.

Protestors in Benin set up burning barricades on the streets as soldiers encircle the home of ex-president Thomas Boni Yayi after he led calls for an election boycott. Sunday's parliamentary polls were mired in controversy owing to the main opposition parties being effectively barred from fielding candidates. A record low …

Im Ringen um die Aufnahme abgelehnter Asylbewerber in ihren Heimatländern will der Vorsitzende des Bundestags-Innenausschusses, Ansgar Heveling (CDU), Visa-Beschränkungen für rücknahmeunwillige Staaten durchsetzen. "Wenn die EU-Staaten alle gemeinsam den unwilligen Herkunftsstaaten weniger Visa für Studenten und Touristen androhen würden, könnte die Motivation zur Rücknahme eigener Staatsbürger sehr schnell zunehmen", sagte …

Das Entwicklungsministerium startet nach einem Bericht der "Bild am Sonntag" ein neues Austauschprogramm für afrikanische Jugendliche. Die "Deutsch-Afrikanische Jugendinitiative" wird nach Vorbild des deutsch-französischen Jugendwerks Austausche in beide Richtungen fördern. Zunächst mit den drei Pilotländern Benin, Tansania und Südafrika. Für 2017 werden 400 Teilnehmer erwartet, ab dem 30. Juni können …