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Egypt Independent
6 days ago
- Business
- Egypt Independent
Egypt, Benin ink cooperation deals
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, signed a number of cooperation agreements with his Beninese counterpart Olushegun Adjadi Bakari. The ministers inked the deals following their talks in the Foreign Ministry's premises in the New Administrative Capital. The deals included an agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders and a memorandum of understanding on training of diplomats, among others.
Russia Today
03-06-2025
- General
- Russia Today
African state denies involvement in ‘Western-backed terror plot'
Benin has rejected claims that it is cooperating with Western powers to harbor terrorists as part of efforts to destabilize neighboring Niger and the wider Sahel region, which has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency for more than a decade. French broadcaster RFI on Monday quoted Beninese Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari as dismissing the accusations made by Niger's interim president, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, as 'unfounded.' 'Benin is fighting terrorism on its soil and from neighboring countries, with determination and at the cost of heavy sacrifices. Attempting to associate our country with such practices is not only unacceptable, but also profoundly unfair to our defense and security forces and our entire people,' Bakari stated. On Saturday, Tchiani accused Benin and Nigeria of acting as logistical hubs for French-backed operatives allegedly plotting to destabilize Niger. He claimed that meetings involving Western powers and certain African partners had been held in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, where weapons were being funneled to terrorist groups operating in the Sahel. Tchiani also claimed that France had established covert 'cells' in the region to conduct subversive operations, working in coordination with African allies – including Benin – to undermine the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. He cited these alleged threats as justification for keeping Niger's border with Benin closed, a measure imposed after the military coup in Niamey in July 2023. Relations between the two countries deteriorated following the coup, after Benin enforced sanctions imposed by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Niger, including border closures. Although ECOWAS lifted the measures in February, Niamey and its allies – Bamako and Ouagadougou – have since withdrawn from the bloc, accusing it of imposing harsh penalties in response to regime changes in their respective countries. Speaking in an interview with local broadcaster Bip Radio on Sunday, Benin's foreign minister called Niger a 'brother country,' noting that 'it's sad' the relationship between the two neighbors has taken on an 'informal character.' Bakari said that although Benin regretted having to close its border with Niger – now reopened at the Benin side – it took the decision in order to uphold its principles and fulfill regional obligations in response to unconstitutional changes of government. 'We fully respect Niger's sovereignty and its right to freely choose its partners. But in the same way, Benin will never allow its choices of cooperation and partnership, which fall exclusively within its national sovereignty, to be dictated,' he said.
Qatar Tribune
20-05-2025
- Business
- Qatar Tribune
Qatar and Benin sign six cooperation agreements, MoUs
DOHA: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Benin have signed six joint cooperation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), on the sidelines of the working visit of President of the Republic of Benin HE Patrice Talon to the country. The signed agreements and MoUs include an agreement to exempt both countries' diplomatic and special passport holders from visa requirements, an MoU to establish a mechanism for political and diplomatic consultations, an MoU between Qatar's Ministry of Municipality and Benin's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries to cooperate in the fields of agriculture and food security, a cooperation agreement in the fields of education, higher education, and scientific research and an MoU on the mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates, along with an MoU to cooperate in tourism and business events. In this context, the agreement on visa exemptions and the MoU on mechanism for political and diplomatic consultations, were signed by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin HE Olushegun Adjadi Bakari. Al Muraikhi also signed the MoU on agriculture and food security together with Beninese Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of Cooperation HE Romuald Wadagni. Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater and Beninese Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of Cooperation HE Romuald Wadagni signed the cooperation agreement on education, higher education, and scientific research. Minister of Transport HE Sheikh Mohammedآ bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin HE Olushegun Adjadi Bakari signed an MoU on the mutual recognition of seafarers' certificates. Moreover, Chairman of Qatar Tourism Saad bin Ali bin Saad Al Kharji and Beninese Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of Cooperation HE Romuald Wadagni signed an MoU to cooperate in tourism and business events.
Egypt Today
09-03-2025
- Business
- Egypt Today
Egyptian, Beninese FMs discuss potential areas of cooperation
CAIRO – 9 March 2025: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty received Saturday a phone call from his Beninese counterpart Olushegun Adjadi Bakari who expressed eagerness for visiting Egypt soon to expand bilateral cooperation. On his side, Minister Abdelatty affirmed commitment to backing development in Benin, especially in the realms of trade, investment, security, constructions, infrastructure, electricity, renewable energy, digitalization, pharmaceuticals, mining, and agricultural processing. He added that many Egyptian firms looked forward to exploring investment opportunities in the country. The Egyptian minister similarly offered delivering training to Beninese diplomats, and increasing Egyptian drug exports to the country. The two ministers also conferred over regional and global affairs of mutual interest, agreeing to coordinate at international organizations to fulfill African interests, and to periodically hold bilateral meetings to push forward collaboration.
