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View Post: AfricaNews - Benin: Pirates kill Ukrainian - Murtala
25 Nov 2009 by dummy@example.com (Murtala)  
The Benin Naval forces Commander Fernand Maxime Ahoyo confirmed the killing of the chief engineer of the vessel and another member of the crew who sustained wounds, This Day newspaper reported. Ahoyo according to the report said the ...
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View Post: Now-Again » Benin's Godfather Of Funk – El Rego
27 Nov 2009 by Now-Again  
Though Benin's 60s and 70s recording scene certainly rivaled that of neighboring Ghana and Nigeria, the European compilers that helped make Nigeria's Fela Kuti and Ghana's K.Frimpong (relative) household names have only recently ...
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View Post: Benin Catholic Diocese, top priest on war path
Vanguard
26 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: EagleSpeak: Pirates Attack Oil Tanker Off Benin
25 Nov 2009 by Eagle1  
According to Benin's naval forces, the attack on the 230-meter long Cancale Star took place some 18 nautical miles off the country's coast. The vessel's chief engineer, a Ukrainian, was killed in the attack, which also left four other ...
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View Post: Passion of the Weiss » Blog Archive » Legends of Benin> Legends of ...
25 Nov 2009 by Passion of the Weiss  
My latest obsession has been Analog Africa's Legends of Benin, that compiles four of the finest band leaders (Honoré Avolonto, Antoine Dougbé, Gnonnas Pedro, and El Rego) from the tiny West African nation. Joe Tangari's Best New Reissue ...
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View Post: Benin's African Cup of Nations Draw - Benin
22 Nov 2009 by shane  
Benin, who are participating for just the third time, though it the third time in four editions, were placed into pot 3 alongside World Cup qualifiers Algeria, Togo and Zambia. The following is a rundown of their opponents: ...
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View Post: USAID Press Release: New USAID Mission Director for Benin Sworn In
20 Nov 2009
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today the swearing in of Kevin L. Armstrong as its new mission director for Benin. Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Earl W. Gast presided at the event and administered ...
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View Post: Kiva - Toma Yvonne Gandonou
26 Nov 2009
Toma Yvonne Gandonou was born on October 16, 1975 in Aguégué in Benin's Ouémé department. For the last twenty years she has lived in the Sagbokossou neighborhood in Porto-Novo, the administrative capital of Benin. Toma Yvonne is a widow ...
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