Benin
After delays, Polytech steps on the gas with army HQ project

Beninese President Patrice Talon saluting Poly Technologies employees on the Allada barracks site (February 1, 2020).
Beninese President Patrice Talon saluting Poly Technologies employees on the Allada barracks site (February 1, 2020). © Présidence du Bénin
The Chinese company Poly Technologies plans to complete the Allada barracks, set to headquarter the general staff of Benin's armed forces, in September 2021. The project, which has fallen behind schedule, is just a small component of a vast defence contract between Benin and China driven by President Patrice Talon and his eminence grise Olivier Boko. [...]
Published on 30.04.2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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