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Cotonou
Cotonou , city (1992 pop. 536,827), capital of Atlantique prov., S Benin, on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Benin's chief seaport and commercial center. Cotonou's airport and road and rail connections also make it the transportation and communications hub of Benin. The city has small-scale industries; ma... Read more
Abomey
Abomey , town (1992 pop. 66,595), S Benin. It is the trade center for an agricultural region where grain, peanuts, and palm products are processed. The town is linked by railroad with Cotonou . Abomey was the capital of the kingdom of Dahomey (see Benin , founded in the early 17th cent. It dominat... Read more
Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo , city (1992 pop. 179,138), capital of Benin, S Benin, a port on Porto-Novo lagoon, an arm of the Gulf of Guinea. It is Benin's second largest city and an administrative and shipping center. However, it is less important commercially and industrially than Cotonou , to which it is connect... Read more
Benin
Benin , officially Republic of Benin, republic (2005 est. pop. 7,460,000), 43,483 sq mi (112,622 sq km), W Africa, bordering on Togo in the west, on Burkina Faso and Niger in the north, on Nigeria in the east, and on the Bight of Benin (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea) in the south. Porto-Novo is the... Read more

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Cotonou
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Cotonou , city (1992 pop. 536,827), capital...s chief seaport and commercial center. Cotonou's airport and road and rail connections...and there are sawmills in the city. Cotonou is a distribution center for petroleum...
Benin
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World BENIN The Republic of Benin Major Cities: Cotonou, Porto Novo Other Cities: Abomey, Ouidah, Parakou...achieved its status as an autonomous state. MAJOR CITIES Cotonou Cotonou is, by virtue of its economic predominance, the administrative...
Porto-Novo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...However, it is less important commercially and industrially than Cotonou , to which it is connected by rail. Porto-Novo is the trade...broke out. In 1883 the French navy landed at Porto-Novo and Cotonou. Porto-Novo was incorporated into Dahomey colony and in...
European Investment Bank
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...loans are also made to nonmembers, including countries of the Mediterranean region and central and E Europe and, under the Lomé Convention and Cotonou Agreement, developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Parakou
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...It is the trade center for a cotton, grain, and livestock-raising area. Located at the head of the railroad from Cotonou, it is the distribution center for N Benin and Niger. Parakou has an airstrip and a textile research center.
Abomey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...center for an agricultural region where grain, peanuts, and palm products are processed. The town is linked by railroad with Cotonou . Abomey was the capital of the kingdom of Dahomey (see Benin , founded in the early 17th cent. It dominated production and...

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Kidjo, Angélique
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ANG É LIQUE KIDJO Born: Cotonou, Benin, 14 June 1960 Genre: World Best-selling album since 1990: Keep on Moving: The Best of Ang é lique Kidjo...

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EU/ACP: BELGIUM SET TO RATIFY COTONOU AGREEMENT BY APRIL.(EU Member States may ratified Cotonou Agreement)
Newspaper article from: European Report; 1/25/2003; 700+ words ; ...of Ministers' Legal Service says the Cotonou Agreement will enter into force on the...all EU Member States have ratified the Cotonou Agreement as well as the two Internal...the EU instruments of approval of the Cotonou Agreement. If this is done in February...
Back to Basics: The ACP-EU Cotonou Trade Agreement and Challenges for the African Union
Magazine article from: Texas International Law Journal; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...and Pacific (ACP) countries met in Cotonou, Benin to sign a trade and aid accord...and above all hope prevailed."4 The Cotonou Agreement is the climax of "a progression...7 This article examines the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement and the challenges that it poses...
Cotonou Agreement launched.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 6/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...launched the second-five year review of the Cotonou Agreement at the 34th Session of the ACP...to examine the second revision of the Cotonou Agreement and took time to discuss a negotiating...is reflected in the very fabric of the Cotonou Agreement. It is both a political and...
Workshop on Implications of Cotonou Agreement Held in Zimbabwe
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 11/27/2001; 544 words ; ...regional workshop on the implications of the Cotonou Agreement on small and medium enterprises...to address information blockages about Cotonou Agreement among the SME of the region. "I am sure most of the SME do not know what Cotonou is all about and what it entails," he...
Lebanese traders in Cotonou: a socio-cultural analysis of economic mobility and capital accumulation.
Magazine article from: Africa; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Europe. During the 1990s the port town of Cotonou, Benin, became one of the most prominent...des annees 1990, la ville portuaire de Cotonou, au Benin, est devenue la principale...the basement of the Sheraton hotel in Cotonou, capital of Benin, which has recently...
EU/ACP: COTONOU AGREEMENT COMES INTO FORCE, BUT FUNDING STILL DELAYED.
Newspaper article from: European Report; 4/2/2003; 700+ words ; ...would be frozen. "That will change with Cotonou", he said. "The Commission can now...of programming already. "We consider Cotonou to be modern and up to date", Mr Richelle...year EU-ACP Partnership Agreement - or Cotonou Agreement - replaces the Lome Convention...
Backgrounder: Cotonou Agreement
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/26/2005; 540 words ; Backgrounder: Cotonou Agreement LUXEMBOURG, June 25 (Xinhua...EU) on Saturday signed the revised Cotonou Agreement with 78 countries from Africa...economic and trade relations. The Cotonou Agreement, signed in 2000 and expected...
EU/ACP: DELAYS IN APPROVING COTONOU WILL NOT AFFECT FUNDS, SAYS COMMISSION.(European Union, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group, Cotonou Agreement, European Commission)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: European Report; 7/27/2002; 700+ words ; ...aid. There had been fears that if the Cotonou agreement was not ratified, the ninth...ninth EDF money would not be 'lost' if Cotonou is not ratified. The EU would still earmark...countries which are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement. Over 60% of the Country Strategy...
EU, ACP countries sign revised Cotonou agreement
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/26/2005; 523 words ; EU, ACP countries sign revised Cotonou agreement LUXEMBOURG, June 25 (Xinhua...ACP) on Saturday signed the revised Cotonou agreement with emphasis on enhancing their...enter into force upon signature. The Cotonou agreement, signed on 23 June 2000 at...
EU/ACP: BAVARO COUNCIL TO OVERSEE COTONOU PROGRESS.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: European Report; 6/26/2002; 700+ words ; ...EU and 77 ACP states signatories to the Cotonou Agreement (Cuba is the only ACP non...review the delays in ratification of the Cotonou agreement: it has been formally ratified...Agreement was signed on June 23, 2000 in Cotonou, Benin, after 18 months of negotiations...