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Benin Officials Confirm H5N1 Bird Flu Cases

By newsdesk - Posted on December 18th, 2007

17 December 2007 -- Officials in Benin say tests have confirmed the presence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus on two poultry farms.

Agriculture Minister Roger Dovonou says tests from a laboratory in Italy confirmed the virus has struck one farm in the city of Cotonou and another in the town of Adjarra, outside the capital Porto Novo.

Benin reported its first suspected cases of bird flu on December 7th. Workers slaughtered several hundred chickens at the two farms as a precautionary measure, and also disinfected the sites. » read more »

Benin: IMF Executive Board Completes Second Review Under the PRGF Arrangement with Benin

By admin - Posted on June 16th, 2007

Approves US$1.3 Million Disbursement

June 11, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second review of Benin's economic performance under an SDR 6.19 million (about US$9.3 million) Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)1 arrangement (see Press Release No.05/190), and approved the disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 0.88 million (about US$1.3 million).

The Board also approved Benin's request for a waiver pertaining to the non-observance of the structural performance criterion on port reform. » read more »