Yes, last Thursday, Yayi Boni was officially invested as president of Benin at a ceremony in Porto Novo, the country´s capital. For more details, have a look at his website, which is excellent: His motto for the elections was: Ca peut changer Ca doit changer Ca va changer So we now await the aforesaid change and will see what that entails. Other news… Rob has 4 days left of his course and tonnes more work to do before then. Don´t forget Good Friday at the Woods, if you´re free drop in from 8:00. Still no photos - sorry about that. I did try, but for some reason they wouldn´t go on the site. Should be possible when I get back to Benin (ironic that!) Thanks for visiting. Do leave a comment if you have time…
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5 Comments posted on "Yayi Boni is officially Benin´s new president (09/04/06)"
stra11 on April 14th, 2006 at 12:42 pm #
Dear Robert,
Rachel on April 16th, 2006 at 12:08 pm #
Hello!
Rachel on April 16th, 2006 at 12:10 pm #
Hello!
Rob on April 19th, 2006 at 2:46 pm #
Dear Mr Anderson, Wonderful to hear from you. I didn’t know about the ‘crisis time’ but it sounds like you’re doing better now, which is good to hear. I doubt I would have become a languages teacher had it not been for your inspiration, and I still feel that many of my teaching techniques come from what I experienced in your class (quick fire questions, 10 question ‘petit tests’ and – of course – plenty of role-plays!) It was good to practise my Deutsch in Germany, which I have not used for quite a while. Alas, it is not up to my French standard, but DEDG did do a good job with all those case endings! It’s good to be back in the African sun after all that cold weather, although the heat can be unbearable at times. We’re back in the UK in the summer for a visit, so you never know, I may drop in! The music here is fascinating and I really enjoy working with local choirs. The course in Germany was very helpful and the leader was trying to persuade me to do a PhD based on research out here in Benin. Not sure yet, it’s a bit of a huge step… Must fly. Thank you so much for leaving a message. I hope you find this one okay. All the best, Rob Baker
Rob on April 22nd, 2006 at 12:06 pm #
Hi Rachel, Yes, Friday was a brilliantly mindblowingly fun evening. I still can’t believe I was there in Ampthill for just one day. Now I’m back in 30 degrees C with the family! c u in June! |