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J&O Celebrates: Africa's Independence!
J&O Fabric Stores | September 4th 2009
In honor of all the African countries celebrating their annual independence days during the months of August and September, J&O Fabrics is offering a limited 10% discount coupon for use until the end of September towards any of our cotton African read more
List of Countries in Africa
How to Make Money Online | September 1st 2009 by Armaan Bhati
Here is the list of Countries in Africa - Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of The Cote d’Ivoire Djibouti read more
Economics of Smuggling
Loomnie | August 31st 2009
A news story on crossing from Benin to Nigeria, through the Seme border: “At every half kilometre, you encounter checkpoints manned by all sorts of agencies. This is a real problem to the sub-region,” he said. “On a bad day, from the Seme borde read more
Ghana secures oil deal with Nigeria.
worldnews | August 24th 2009 by praveen
African Manager23 June 2009Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills secured an assurance from the Government of Nigeria that it would supply crude oil to it s neighbour on friendly terms, an official statement in Accra said. The statement signed by Ja read more
You Can Be Anywhere in the World and Have an Office in New York
Virtual Office FAQ | August 17th 2009
NYC, Times Square, Broadway: The Crossroads of the World Are you working in a café in Sevilla? A bistro in Paris? A kahvehane in Istanbul? A teahouse in Marrakesh? How do you connect with your clients? Would opening an office in the US with a physi read more
Plantas y alimentos de los orishas El legado de la santería y el…
Orisas Venezuela | August 7th 2009 by Orlando padilla
In Benin: The Entire Country Went Offline, Then Online Again
Black internet | August 6th 2009 by Munashe Gumbonzvanda
The internet cable which provided internet access to Benin was recently cut when a ship dropped an anchor on it. The Cotonou’s SAT-3 connection which links Benin to the world then went down. The problem took a few days to fix, but Benin is now read more
Niger - safe to visit?
A Paddy in Poland | July 20th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
La Grande Mosque, NiameyIt doesn't inspire confidence to visit a country where you've just read that a foreign tourist has been executed. Edwin Dyer, a British citizen, was supposedly captured by Tuareg rebels in January this year near the border wit read more
Niger - safe to visit?
Irish in Ghana | July 20th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
La Grande Mosque, NiameyIt doesn't inspire confidence to visit a country where you've just read that a foreign tourist has been executed. Edwin Dyer, a British citizen, was supposedly captured by Tuareg rebels in January this year near the border wit read more
Another step towards the United States of Africa?
The Daily Clarity | July 17th 2009 by The Daily Clarity
There are a few men that have visions with their eyes wide open. Some of these dreamers lead to advancement of the human condition, others plot and conceive of ways to promote their agenda at the cost of others. It is up to you to select which german read more
BENIN: UN AGENCIES INCREASE ASSISTANCE IN WAKE OF FLOODS
News Rage International | July 16th 2009 by News Rage UK
United Nations humanitarian agencies have stepped up their relief efforts in the West African country of Benin, where more than 20,000 people have been displaced or affected and numerous farms... For the full story, please visit News Rage Internatio read more
Quelle heure est-il?
A Paddy in Poland | July 15th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
Indeed, what time is it? We certainly didn't have a clue about the answer to that question when we arrived to find our bus had already departed from Parakou to Cotonou. Unfortunately, we were not aware of the time change when we entered Benin. I had read more
Quelle heure est-il?
Irish in Ghana | July 13th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
Indeed, what time is it? We certainly didn't have a clue about the answer to that question when we arrived to find our bus had already departed from Parakou to Cotonou. Unfortunately, we were not aware of the time change when we entered Benin. I had read more
La Visa Touristique Entente - Cheap Travel in West Africa
A Paddy in Poland | July 9th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
La visa touristique entente - I've erased my passport number for security reasonsAn ex-Peace corps volunteer just emailed an enquiry about the 5 country visa for Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire or La Visa Touristique Entente read more
La Visa Touristique Entente - Cheap Travel in West Africa
Irish in Ghana | July 7th 2009 by Paddy in Poland
La visa touristique entente - I've erased my passport number for security reasonsAn ex-Peace corps volunteer just emailed an enquiry about the 5 country visa for Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire or La Visa Touristique Entente read more
Angelique Kidjo’s - Salala - remix - LdashD
Szavanna_blog | July 4th 2009 by Anna Dani
Remix of Angelique Kidjo’s “Salala”, checkout http://www.realworldremixed.com/ for loads more Kidjo remixes, plus Peter Gabriel remixes and other RealWorld Records Artists. video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTyhJvhvs0 read more
Rapsody Feat Angelique Kidjo & Scorpio - A Child is Born
Szavanna_blog | July 4th 2009 by Anna Dani
video link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTAeP9edneo read more
Travelling in West Africa
A Paddy in Poland | July 2nd 2009 by Paddy in Poland
Our friends at Immigration never fail to amaze. After all the crap I had to endure getting my visas sorted over the past few months, now it's Dorota's turn to endure their incompetence. On Tuesday, a worker from her host organisation spent 3 hours wa read more
Travelling in West Africa
Irish in Ghana | July 2nd 2009 by Paddy in Poland
Our friends at Immigration never fail to amaze. After all the crap I had to endure getting my visas sorted over the past few months, now it's Dorota's turn to endure their incompetence. On Tuesday, a worker from her host organisation spent 3 hours wa read more
New Scam Approach! 'Arrest of Two Benin Citizens for Fraudulently…
Scammers Exposed | June 23rd 2009 by scambuster
A kind reader sent us this recent scam email he received- one we've never seen before! This is a new approach but still hilarious in its entirety. Incredulous! C'mmon, are you really in the belief that you are entitled to an inheritance from someone read more
Ghana on course for World Cup spot
Soccer News Info | June 7th 2009 by soccernews
Ghana remain on course for a spot at next year’s World Cup. After beating Benin in their first final group match, Mali were defeated 0-2 in the second. Both goals were scored in the second half, with Kwadwo Asamoah breaking the deadlock on 67 m read more
EXPAT CONFUSION: WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T COUNT THE BABY?
LIFE IN THE EXPAT LANE - Stories of the Globetrotting Life | June 6th 2009 by Karen van der Zee
Living abroad gives you wonderful opportunities to learn new things, like how to count, for instance. You probably thought you already knew that, didn't you? So did I.As an expat, are you ever confused about something you see or hear in your foreig read more
Massive Africa Update on Google Maps
White African | May 21st 2009
The Map-the-World and Map-Maker teams at Google have been making some major, and much needed, additions for Africa. With a large data push yesterday, Google Maps has one of the most impressive sets of maps on Africa that you can find. There are no read more
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