Benin’s President Thomas Yayi Boni has described Iran as a major regional power and highlighted the Islamic Republic’s role in maintaining peace and stability across the world.

The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Benin President Thomas Yayi Boni, arrived in Ghana Monday afternoon to hold talks with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama and other Ghanaian leaders.

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AFP
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the West African nation of Benin on Friday on the final stop of a 10-day African tour.

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Reuters
DAKAR (Reuters) - Benin is seeking to buy planes and patrol boats to fight a rise in piracy off its coast, and may also ask the United Nations for help policing regional waters, the U.S. envoy to the West African state said on Tuesday.

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Reuters
COTONOU (Reuters) - A spike in pirate attacks off Benin has forced dozens of ships to steer clear of the West African state's waters, the head of the country's navy said of a trend that is likely to hit the its port-heavy tax revenues and hurt economic growth.

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Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria)

The moment there is suspicion about a person`s motives, everything he does become tainted - Mahatma Gandhi.

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reuters

COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin's incumbent Boni Yayi won last weekend's presidential election with over 53 percent of the vote, meaning he will avoid a run-off vote, the country's election commission announced.

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xinhua

Benin's presidential election, originally scheduled for March 6, was postponed to March 13, media reports quoted the country's constitutional court as saying on Friday.

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africanews

As a result of worst flooding in West African nation of Benin, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR is to start an emergency airlift of tents this week to aid locals. Some 3,000 tents will be flown in from Denmark to provide shelter for some of the estimated 680,000 people affected.

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reuters

COTONOU (Reuters) - The head of Benin's parliament has rejected a request by lawmakers to impeach President Boni Yayi, saying they failed to follow procedures.

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africanews

More than half of Benin's MPs have called for a full session of parliament to propose possible impeachment proceedings against the president. They have signed a letter accusing President Boni Yayi of involvement in a financial scandal that broke in July.