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COMING TOGETHER TO PROTECT ALMOST HALF A MILLION BENINESE CHILDREN FROM MALARIA

A successful partnership between the Government of Benin, PMI, and the Global
Fund protects children during the rainy season when they are most at risk.


MCC BOARD APPROVES AGENCY’S FIRST REGIONAL GRANT PROGRAM

The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) Board of Directors held its
quarterly meeting yesterday and unanimously voted to approve the $504 million
Benin-Niger Regional Transport Compact — MCC’s first-ever regional grant
program.


THE BENIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: AN EXTRAORDINARY ALLY FOR THE BENINESE PEOPLE

"The Benin Human Rights Commission: An Extraordinary Ally for the Beninese
People Justice Jennifer Brunner, Ohio Supreme Court, United States" Justice
Jennifer Brunner. She currently serves as a justice on the Supreme Court of Ohio
and is the former Ohio Secretary of State.


THE U.S. MARKS 246TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE AND DECADES OF COOPERATION WITH
BENIN

U.S. Embassy Cotonou marked the 246th anniversary of the Independence of the
United States at a ceremony attended by members of the Government of Benin, the
Diplomatic Corps, and embassy partners.


U.S. EMBASSY BUILDS JOURNALISTS’ SKILLS IN WRITING AND REPORTING

Ambassador Brian Shukan closed a five-day training on journalism writing skills
at U.S. Embassy Cotonou. Working with American journalist Linda Hervieux,
fifteen Beninese journalists representing print, radio, TV and online outlets
participated in a training.

  
 * Coming together to protect almost half a million Beninese children ...
 * MCC Board Approves Agency’s First Regional Grant Program
 * The Benin Human Rights Commission: An Extraordinary Ally for the Be...
 * The U.S. Marks 246th Anniversary of Independence and Decades of Coo...
 * U.S. Embassy Builds Journalists’ Skills in Writing and Reporting

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COMING TOGETHER TO PROTECT ALMOST HALF A MILLION BENINESE CHILDREN FROM MALARIA

22 October, 2022 | News, Press Releases

A successful partnership between the Government of Benin, PMI, and the Global
Fund protects children during the rainy season when they are most at risk.…


MCC BOARD APPROVES AGENCY’S FIRST REGIONAL GRANT PROGRAM

28 September, 2022 | News, Press Releases

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2022) – The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC)
Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting yesterday and unanimously voted to
approve the $504…


TRAVEL ALERT – U.S. EMBASSY COTONOU, BENIN (SEPTEMBER 23, 2022)

23 September, 2022 | Alert, U.S. Citizen Services

Alert – U.S. Embassy Cotonou, Benin (September 23, 2022) Location: Benin,
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Togo Event: The
West African and…


“THE BENIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: AN EXTRAORDINARY ALLY FOR THE BENINESE
PEOPLE JUSTICE”...

29 August, 2022 | News, Press Releases

Justice Jennifer Brunner currently serves as a justice on the Supreme Court of
Ohio and is the former Ohio Secretary of State. Since 2012, Justice…


VITAL PARTNERS, SHARED PRIORITIES: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
STRATEGY

8 August, 2022 | News

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FUTURE AFRICA PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
AUGUST 8, 2022   SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much. Good afternoon, everyone.
It’s wonderful…


REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD ON A VISION FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS
ON FOOD SECURITY IN...

5 August, 2022 | News

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Accra, Ghana August 5, 2022 AS DELIVERED Good afternoon. I want to start by
thanking Pro Vice…


WORLDWIDE CAUTION

4 August, 2022 | Alert

On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism
strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy
and successor as…


HEALTH ALERT – U.S. EMBASSY COTONOU, BENIN

25 July, 2022 | Alert

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Cotonou, Benin (July 25, 2022) Location:
Countrywide: Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has issued a Level 2 Travel Health…


FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST (FSOT)

20 July, 2022 | News

U.S. Embassy Cotonou will host the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) on the
following date and time: Testing window dates: October 1 – October 2, 2022…


THE U.S. MARKS 246TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE AND DECADES OF COOPERATION WITH
BENIN

19 July, 2022 | News, Press Releases

COTONOU, July 6, 2022 – U.S. Embassy Cotonou marked the 246th anniversary of the
Independence of the United States at a ceremony attended by members…


 U.S. EMBASSY BUILDS JOURNALISTS’ SKILLS IN WRITING AND REPORTING  

18 June, 2022 | Press Releases

COTONOU- June 17, 2022 – Ambassador Brian Shukan closed a five-day training on
journalism writing skills at U.S. Embassy Cotonou. Working with American
journalist Linda…


U.S., BENIN, NIGER MAKE PROGRESS ON STRENGTHENING CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION

13 May, 2022 | News, Press Releases

COTONOU, Benin (May 13, 2022) – The U.S. government’s Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) and representatives from the Governments of Benin and Niger
met May 12-13…


U.S. AMBASSADOR SHUKAN PRESENTS CREDENTIAL LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF BENIN PATRICE...

5 May, 2022 | News, Press Releases

The new U.S. Ambassador to Benin, Brian Shukan, presented his credential letter
to the President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Talon on May 5…


STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2022

3 May, 2022 | Press Releases

We live in perilous times for press freedom. At least eleven journalists have
been killed in Ukraine in recent weeks. Another 11 have been wounded…


STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN ON THE OCCASION OF
EID AL-FITR

1 May, 2022 | Press Releases

As Muslims in the United States and around the world conclude the month of
Ramadan and celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Jill and I extend our warmest…


U.S. EMBASSY COTONOU EXTENDS WISHES FOR A BLESSED RAMADAN

1 May, 2022 | News, Press Releases

U.S. Ambassador to Benin Brian Shukan wished a blessed Ramadan to the Muslim
community by joining U.S. Embassy staff in donating food items to mosques…


 MLK SLAM CONTEST: U.S. MISSION COTONOU PROMOTES ENGLISH LEARNING THROUGH
POETRY 

13 April, 2022 | News, Press Releases

On April 6, 2022, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Karen Gustafson de Andrade,
presented prizes to the five winners of the 6th Annual Martin Luther King…


THE SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP: IMPLEMENTING THE U.S. STRATEGY TO PREVENT CONFLICT
AND PROMOTE STABILITY

4 April, 2022 | News, Press Releases

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 1, 2022   The United
States is committed to strengthening global resiliency and democratic renewal,
and…

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