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Mission Supports Gardening Project in Porto Novo

On Thursday, May 16, 2012, Information Officer Alexis Wolff led the inauguration ceremony for a community-initiated project that will provide new motor pumps and gardening tools to women’s groups in Porto Novo.
45 Peace Corps Volunteers Finish Service

On May 15, 2012, 45 Peace Corps volunteers received certificates of appreciation for dedicated service to the people of Benin during a ceremony chaired by Charge d’Affaires Susan Tuller and Peace Corps Director Robert Friedman.
Security Forces trained in Investigative Techniques

With support from the Regional Security Office of the U.S. Embassy, trainers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led a basic criminal investigation course May 8 to 11 at the National Policy Academy of Benin.
Youth from Benin Sees an Africa Full of Promise

Joannie Marlene Bewa, a physician who is Coordinator of Social Affairs for the Association of the Young Beninese Leaders, participated from April 30 to May 18, 2012 in the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP).
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U.S. Will Support African Countries Opposing the Lord's Resistance Army
Obama's Video Remarks to Sudan, South Sudan

PRESIDENT OBAMA: In recent recent weeks, rising violence and fighting have taken the lives of innocent civilians — men, women and children. Heated rhetoric on both sides has raised the risk of war.
Clinton Promotes Democracy in Four-Nation Africa Trip

Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton completed a four-nation visit to Africa to promote democracy, good government and economic reforms, and to demonstrate a U.S. commitment to a post-conflict return to peace.