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Events in the year 2022 in Benin.
Incumbents
- President – Patrice Talon
- Vice President – Mariam Chabi Talata
- National Assembly President – Louis Vlavonou
- Foreign Affairs Minister: Aurélien Agbénonci
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Benin
February
- 8 February – Armed terrorists attack W National Park in the North of Benin. Of the eight people killed, five were park rangers, one was their French instructor, another a soldier, and the last an official. Ten people were injured.
- 10 February – Another African Parks official is killed after their vehicle hits a bomb planted by terrorists.
April
- 12 April – Five soldiers are killed and several wounded when the army convoy struck an explosive device placed by suspected Islamist militants in Pendjari National Park, according to two military sources.
- 22 April – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaches a staff-level agreement on a new 42-month extended credit facility worth $658 million, according to the IMF.
- 26 April
- At least one police officer is killed and several wounded in an attack on Monsey police station in Karimama. This attack is part of the spillover of militant activity from neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger, according to two police sources.
- The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance of Saudi Arabia begins implementing an iftar program, targeted 24,000 beneficiaries.
- 27 April – Dutch impact investor Oikocredit invests $1.4 million in solar mini-grid provider Weziza to implement a long-awaited rural electrification project.
Deaths
- 15 February – Vivi l'internationale, singer (b. 1946)
- 2 March – Moussa Okanla, scholar and diplomat (b. 1950)
- 29 May – Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, academic administrator (b. 1950)
- 17 December – Soumanou Oke, military officer (b. 1955)
See also
References
- "Attacks in north Benin park kill 8 including French citizen". The Toronto Star. 2022-02-11. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Death toll in Benin national park attacks rises as France opens terror probe". France 24. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- "BENIN: Impact of the massacre of 5 rangers in the W National Park in northern Benin". Afrik 21. 2022-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- "Benin: Five soldiers killed in national park attack". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Five soldiers killed in attack in northern Benin park". reuters.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Peyton, Nellie (23 April 2022). "IMF reaches agreement with Benin on $658 million extended credit facility". reuters.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "At least one killed in attack on north Benin police station". wtvbam.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Saudi ministry launches iftar program in Benin". arabnews.com. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Takouleu, Jean Marie (27 April 2022). "BENIN: Oikocredit invests $1.4 million in Weziza's solar mini-grids". afrik21.africa. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Vivi l'Internationale est décédée". Banouto (in French). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- "Bénin : décès de Moussa Okanla, ancien ministre de Boni Yayi" [Benin: death of Moussa Okanla, former minister of Boni Yayi]. La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- "Former UNIBEN VC, Oshodin, is dead". 29 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- Ahéhéhinnou, F. Aubin (2022-12-18). "Le général Oké Soumanou n'est plus". www.24haubenin.info (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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