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Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

The sixth edition of the event dedicated to cybersecurity and digital stakeholders in Africa is set to take place at the Sofitel hotel in Cotonou on 16 and 17 November.

Subscribers only Defence 07.07.2026

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

During a recent visit to Abidjan, the governer of the Central Bank of West African States met with several gold sector representatives to present his plan to purchase a share of their gold production.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 01.07.2026

Wadagni plans first official visit to France

After stopping in Brussels on 24 June, where he met with the European Council president and the European Commission president, the Beninese head of state instructed his foreign minister to start working on a trip to Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2026

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

The newly elected board chair of the ALCoMA transport body has been tasked with getting one of the region's most ambitious infrastructure projets rolling. He will need to convince investors and lenders to contribute $15bn in funds to the corridor.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 25.06.2026

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

Former Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde in Abidjan, in December 2021.© Sia Kambou/AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2026

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Based in Hamburg, Germany, the company led by York Dohna has been seeking to break into new markets for several months. Its fuel trading subsidiary, based in Switzerland, is exploring opportunities in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2026

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

The French company, which specialises in military uniforms and personal safety equipment, has just appointed a high-ranking officer with experience at the French Foreign Ministry and in Operation Barkhane in Chad to expand its business in West Africa, particularly in Guinea.

Subscribers only Defence 22.06.2026

Cotonou hires US firm to promote return of people of African descent

Bénin Tourisme has hired UniWorld Group to promote in the United States the Beninese policy encouraging the return to its soil of descendants of African populations.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 17.06.2026

Belgian top diplomat pushes military cooperation strategy in Cotonou

Forced to cancel a West Africa tour amid mounting international tensions, the minister has not abandoned plans for a visit to Benin in the coming months. This comes at a time when Belgium is quietly expanding its military footprint in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.06.2026

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prévot in Ankara, Turkey, in May 2026.

Romuald Wadagni's carefully crafted Sahelian diplomacy

The remarkable warming of relations between Cotonou and the Alliance of Sahel States countries has resulted from the work put in for over a year behind the scenes by Benin's new president. Even when tensions were at an all-time high, he maintained close channels of communication with several Sahelian officials, particularly in Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2026

Beninese President Romuald Wadagni, in Parakou, Benin, on 4 October 2025.

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

The current chair of the Economic Community of West African States has secured a slight postponement of the bloc's annual summit, originally scheduled for June in Freetown. The meeting is expected to focus on the appointment of a new commission, as well as the bloc's new chair.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.06.2026

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Romuald Wadagni to work towards thawing Cotonou-Lomé relations

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has discreetly contacted the newly elected Beninese president in order to congratulate him. In Lomé, the rise to power of Romuald Wadagni is seen as a major opportunity to revive dialogue between the two countries, which is currently almost non-existent against a backdrop of accusations of destabilisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2026

A photomontage of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and his Beninese counterpart, Romuald Wadagni.

After Nairobi, Macron prepares final major African tour

As the French president closes the Africa-France summit in Kenya, he and his team are already working on his next major trip to the continent – a journey that may well be the last of his two terms in office.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.05.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron during the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 May 2026.

Details of Accra's proposed new security architecture

At the end of March, Ghana submitted a proposed security agreement to the ECOWAS and AES states intended to replace the Accra Initiative. But the draft has fallen a long way short of persuading all the countries in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.05.2026

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama in Addis Ababa in February 2026.

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How Paris supports Abuja and Cotonou in fight against jihadist groups

Nigerian and Beninese armed forces, backed by French units, are conducting coordinated operations along the border between the two countries. They are targeting the leaders of the Ansaru jihadist group, which is affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

Subscribers only Defence 27.04.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron with his Nigerian Counterpart Bola Tinubu, in Paris, France, in November 2024.

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Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

Wadagni plans first official visit to France

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

Cotonou hires US firm to promote return of people of African descent

Belgian top diplomat pushes military cooperation strategy in Cotonou

Romuald Wadagni's carefully crafted Sahelian diplomacy

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

Spotlight
Romuald Wadagni to work towards thawing Cotonou-Lomé relations

After Nairobi, Macron prepares final major African tour

Details of Accra's proposed new security architecture

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How Paris supports Abuja and Cotonou in fight against jihadist groups

EU finally delivers speedboats to coastal nations under maritime security programme

ECOWAS reduces budget for standby force

Inner Circle
The team behind presidential election favourite Romuald Wadagni

Foiled plans for Roméo Mivekannin art exhibition at Élysée Palace

UN considers reform of its West African office

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John Dramani Mahama's plan to revive security talks with Sahel juntas

Lomé playing discreet intermediary between Washington and Sahel juntas

WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

Lomé secures future leadership of the West African Health Organization

ECOWAS military chiefs heading to Freetown to debate future of standby force

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Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

Wadagni plans first official visit to France

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

Cotonou hires US firm to promote return of people of African descent

Belgian top diplomat pushes military cooperation strategy in Cotonou

Romuald Wadagni's carefully crafted Sahelian diplomacy

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

Spotlight Romuald Wadagni to work towards thawing Cotonou-Lomé relations

After Nairobi, Macron prepares final major African tour

Details of Accra's proposed new security architecture

Spotlight How Paris supports Abuja and Cotonou in fight against jihadist groups

EU finally delivers speedboats to coastal nations under maritime security programme

ECOWAS reduces budget for standby force

Inner Circle The team behind presidential election favourite Romuald Wadagni

Foiled plans for Roméo Mivekannin art exhibition at Élysée Palace

UN considers reform of its West African office

Spotlight John Dramani Mahama's plan to revive security talks with Sahel juntas

Lomé playing discreet intermediary between Washington and Sahel juntas

WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

Lomé secures future leadership of the West African Health Organization

ECOWAS military chiefs heading to Freetown to debate future of standby force

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Romuald Wadagni to work towards thawing Cotonou-Lomé relations

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How Paris supports Abuja and Cotonou in fight against jihadist groups

Inner Circle
The team behind presidential election favourite Romuald Wadagni

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John Dramani Mahama's plan to revive security talks with Sahel juntas