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Boni Yayi’s end of reign drags on

As the 2016 presidential elections approach, the regime in Benin seems to be at a standstill. President Thomas Boni Yayi, under the influence of Evangelist priests who have formed a tight cordon around him, blows hot and cold on a [...] (670 words)

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Data and sovereignty: Why Talon ended Securiport’s contract

It wasn’t just about putting his own companies back in the saddle - the head of state wanted to clean up the aviation sector. [...]

BENIN 25/05/2016

Patrice Talon ditches Boni Yayi’s Boeing jet

Benin’s new leader had barely come to power when he had to deal with his predecessor’s problematic order of a new presidential plane. [...]

BENIN 02/09/2015

Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

Throughout August, Jules-Armand Aniambossou, Benin’s ambassador to France, bombarded the [...]

BENIN 02/09/2015

Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

Businessman Patrice Talon is preparing for a presidential bid in 2016, much to the chagrin of President Thomas Boni Yayi, who is desperate to scupper his plans. [...]

BENIN 17/06/2015

Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

In a meeting with French President François Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 9, Benin's President Thomas [...]

BENIN 21/01/2015

Osias Sounouvou calls Boni Yayi on free speech

Osias Sounouvou, the 47-year-old TV news anchor of Benin’s public broadcast company ORTB since 2005, got into hot water with [...]

BENIN 07/01/2015

President Thomas Boni Yayi grounded

Air travel is proving to be something of a problem for Benin’s leader Thomas Boni Yayi. West Africa Newsletter reveals why. [...]

CHAD 07/01/2015

Flintlock 2015 exercise may go ahead without COS

The traditional Flintlock joint US, African and European counter-terrorism forces' [...]

BENIN 03/12/2014

Talon affair: Boni Yayi defies CCJA

While its legal wrangles with businessman Patrice Talon drag on, the Beninese government has awarded disputed contracts to verify its imports to two international companies, West Africa Newsletter can reveal. [...]

BENIN 22/10/2014

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

The increasing visibility of General Robert Gbian, who has ambitions to win the 2016 presidential elections, is causing consternation in [...]

BENIN 24/09/2014

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Benin’s strategically vital cotton industry is being run by companies close to the president that have little experience of the industry. Perhaps not surprisingly, production figures have tumbled. [...]

BENIN 27/08/2014

Costly round table

A recent round table of donors and private partners in Paris resulted in promises of some CFA 6000 billion development money for Benin, according to Thomas Boni Yayi. But the country spent lavishly on the event, as a hefty private transport bill that was [. [...]

BENIN 23/07/2014

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Data and sovereignty: Why Talon ended Securiport’s contract

Patrice Talon ditches Boni Yayi’s Boeing jet

Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

Osias Sounouvou calls Boni Yayi on free speech

President Thomas Boni Yayi grounded

Flintlock 2015 exercise may go ahead without COS

Talon affair: Boni Yayi defies CCJA

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Costly round table

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Data and sovereignty: Why Talon ended Securiport’s contract

Patrice Talon ditches Boni Yayi’s Boeing jet

Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

Osias Sounouvou calls Boni Yayi on free speech

President Thomas Boni Yayi grounded

Flintlock 2015 exercise may go ahead without COS

Talon affair: Boni Yayi defies CCJA

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Costly round table

Boni Yayi angers Washington

Boni Yayi touts his white elephants

Boni Yayi 's would-be successors

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