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  • February 27, 2018

    New Opportunities in Benin: A Call for Proposals

    Solar panels on the roof of a health facility in Tanzania.

    MCC’s compact with the Government of Benin reached a milestone this week with the launch of the first call for projects for the Off-Grid Clean Energy Facility.

  • March 7, 2017

    Powering Business Growth in Benin

    Photo: Madame Awahou Codjo, a small business owner in Cotonou, Benin.

    Madame Awahou Codjo is a small business owner in Cotonou who benefitted from MCC’s 2006 investments in Benin. Now, she stands to benefit from MCC’s $375 million Benin Power Compact.

  • February 7, 2014

    Land titles and food security: exploring the link

    An impact evaluation of MCC’s Access to Land Project in Benin hopes to explore the issue of whether owning a title to one's land leads to increased food security. Anecdotal evidence is already suggesting an increase.

  • May 22, 2013

    Announcing MCC's KIN Journal

    Explore MCC's latest KIN Journal, focusing on MCC's lessons learned and innovations to advance food security.

  • April 19, 2013

    Port of Cotonou's public-private partnership receives international recognition

    MCC invested more than $180 million to improve the Port of Cotonou.The International Finance Corporation and Infrastructure Journal recently recognized the port’s South Wharf public-private partnership as a "top-40 PPP” and with a "Bronze” award.

  • February 7, 2012

    The Taste of Innovation

    I think MCC and food trucks have a lot in common. Think about it.

  • December 1, 2011

    Results for Whom?

    Discussions at this week's 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea focused largely on the importance of achieving and measuring "results," but important questions remain.

  • October 23, 2011

    'Who says oil and water don't mix'

    My travels as MCC CEO bring me to many memorable places, but it’s the people who inspire me the most. Nicolas Kinsou Ahouandjiinou is one such person who I met in the Beninese village of Djeregbe.

  • June 2, 2011

    MCC is Supporting the Rule of Law in Benin and Mali

    As MCC’s General Counsel, I was pleased to see the rule of law at work in Benin and Mali, two MCC partner countries in West Africa.

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