http://www.mail.com/locations/40248-benin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/40248-benin.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986396-ex-c-african-republic-leader-seeks-exile-benin.html COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Ousted Central African Republic President Francois Bozize is requesting exile in the tiny West African nation of Benin days after rebels invaded and overthrew his government of a decade, officials said. Bozize has made a request to reside in Benin, the country's Foreign Affairs Minister Nassirou Arifari Bako confirmed late Thursday. ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:14:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1986396-ex-c-african-republic-leader-seeks-exile-benin.html 2013-03-29T16:14:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984010-c-african-republic-rebel-leader-faces-challenges.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic's rebel movement. Now he has traded those fatigues for a suit as the country's new self-declared leader after overthrowing the president of a decade. Djotodia, whose diverse resume includes studying in the for... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:48:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984010-c-african-republic-rebel-leader-faces-challenges.html 2013-03-28T14:48:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929666-benin-authorities-thwart-coup-attempt-arrest-2.html COTONOU, Benin (AP) — A state prosecutor in Benin says that authorities have thwarted an attempted coup d'etat and arrested the two men involved. Justin Gbenameto said Sunday that businessman Johannes Dagnon and army commander Pamphile Zomahoun were arrested on Feb. 22. He said preliminary investigations show the two had tried to stop President Boni Yayi ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:49:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1929666-benin-authorities-thwart-coup-attempt-arrest-2.html 2013-03-04T10:49:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871778-french-tanker-crew-hijacked-ivory-coast-freed.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A French tanker seized by pirates off Ivory Coast and its crew of 17 sailors have been released, its owner said Wednesday, though two workers suffered injuries in the hijacking. SEA Tankers, a shipping firm based in Merignac, France, issued a statement saying the M/T Gascogne is now under the control of its crew and is travelin... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871778-french-tanker-crew-hijacked-ivory-coast-freed.html 2013-02-06T15:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866660-french-tanker-hijacked-ivory-coast-17-held.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Pirates hijacked a French-owned fuel tanker off Ivory Coast, abducting 17 sailors in the latest attack by criminal gangs targeting the ships to steal their valuable cargo, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, a sailor died in a similar attack Monday near Nigeria's largest city. The M/T Gascogne had offloaded some of the diesel fue... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866660-french-tanker-hijacked-ivory-coast-17-held.html 2013-02-04T20:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813916-ap-photos-finding-salt-soil-benin.html DJEGBADJI, Benin (AP) — In this village in Benin, the salt of the Earth means business. The women of Djegbadji, a village near the town of Ouidah, wake up in the morning to dig away the surface of the marshy soil near the Atlantic Ocean. They put the soil into large pots, then draw water from local wells to pour through the dirt. Small... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813916-ap-photos-finding-salt-soil-benin.html 2013-01-11T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1813352-mysticism-modernity-abound-benin-voodoo-fest.html OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — The deified residents of the Temple of Pythons, when released to find food, sometimes slither across the road into a Catholic church that once hosted Pope Benedict XVI. The local priest, the snake handlers say, is always good enough to call or bring the gorging reptiles back to their own spiritual home. This is life in Ouidah, a mecca... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1813352-mysticism-modernity-abound-benin-voodoo-fest.html 2013-01-11T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771726-19-people-drowned-boat-capsizes-benin.html COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Officials say at least 19 people drowned after a boat capsized on a river near a village in Benin's south. The mayor of the town of Abomey, Patrice Hounsou Guede, said Monday on local radio that most of the victims were women and children who were returning from school by taking a boat over the river. She said 19 people drowned and ... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771726-19-people-drowned-boat-capsizes-benin.html 2012-12-17T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734308-than-60-graves-desecrated-benin.html DANGBO, Benin (AP) —  Benin officials say that more than 60 graves were desecrated in the village of Dangbo, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the capital, Porto-Novo. Dangbo mayor Clement Gnonlonfoun said that on the night of Nov. 24 a gang "systematically ripped away the graves and especially the skulls of the dead." He suggested the perpetrators wanted huma... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734308-than-60-graves-desecrated-benin.html 2012-11-30T15:52:00Z