Benin names TV personality Zomahoun as new ambassador to Japan

Benin names TV personality Zomahoun as new ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 1999 shows Zomahoun Rufin, a TV personality in Japan. The Japanese Embassy in Benin said on Dec. 18, 2011, that the West African country has named him as its new ambassador to Japan. (Kyodo)

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