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09COTONOU227
2009-05-28 11:01:00
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Embassy Cotonou
Cable title:
COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 COTONOU 000227
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/PD (ANYASO, TITUS, LISENBY),AF/W (ACOOK)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
SUBJECT: COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND
MISSION-PRODUCED MATERIALS
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 COTONOU 000227
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/PD (ANYASO, TITUS, LISENBY),AF/W (ACOOK)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
SUBJECT: COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND
MISSION-PRODUCED MATERIALS
¶1. PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department
materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered
articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various
independent newspapers:
April 1
The following articles were published:
An article in the right-of-center independent daily Fraternite,
titled "Sommet des G20: les travaux sur fond de divergence." (The
G20 summit: the discussions took place amidst disagreement among the
members).
An article in the left-of-center independent daily Le Matin, titled
"Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC): Visite au Benin du
vice-President Darius Mans." (Millennium Challenge Corporation:
Deputy Director Darius Mans' visit to Benin).
An article in the government-controlled La Nation, titled "Signature
d'accord de subvention de la facilite: 40 projets porteurs
subventionns par le MCA. " Signing of grant agreement for the
facility : 40 viable projects financed by the Millennium Challenge
Account - MCA).
An article in the left-of-center independent daily Le Matinal,
titled "Accord de subvention entre MCA et les premiers beneficiaires
de facilite: le projet d'appui entre dans sa phase active. " (Grant
agreement between MCA and the first facility grantees: the financial
support project reaches its level of implementation).
An article in the left-of-center independent daily La Nouvelle
Tribune, titled "MCA-Benin / The Access to Credit project: more than
5 billion cfa to assist the micro and small enterprises).
An article in the right-of-center independent daily L'Autre
Quotidien, titled "Fonds d'aide a la facilite du MCA-Benin: plus de
5 milliards de FCFA pour 40 Pme." (MCA-Benin's facility assistance:
more than 5 billion CFA for 40 small and medium enterprises).
April 3
The following articles were published:
An article in the left-of-center independent daily Le Telegramme,
titled "Point de presse au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres: Issa
Badarou nomme nouveau President du Conseil d'Administration du
MCA-Benin. " (Press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Issa Badarou appointed new President of MCA-Benin's board of
governors).
An article in Le Matin, titled "Millenium Challenge Account-Benin:
Issa Badarou preside le Conseil d'Administration." (Millennium &#x