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04/04/2018

Patrice Talon's business troubles

The president is facing legal trouble from a French operator for breach of an agricultural inputs contract. An investigation. [...]

04/04/2018

Sebastien Ajavon goes ahead with his new party

The magnate Sebastien Ajavon had not been intending to create his own political party before the official launch on 24 [...]

21/03/2018

Boni Yayi in talks with Sassou

Thomas Boni Yayi spent a long time discussing the political [...]

21/03/2018

Wabco Cottia calls in its debts

On 28 February, the fertiliser manufacturer Wabco Cotia based in [...]

20/03/2018

Patrice Talon makes Octogone's exemption wishes come true

The Benin council of ministers' session of February 28 granted [...]

Breaking news 09/03/2018

African heads of state steer clear of Zinsou-Bonkoungou debt dispute

The bitter dispute between Lionel Zinsou and Mahamadou Bonkoungou, which was revealed by West Africa Newsletter (WAN 771), has shifted [...]

27/02/2018

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

In late 2018, South African NGO Good Governance Africa (GGA), [...]

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21/02/2018

Ajavon favours an activist approach

Rather than creating his own political party, the Beninese businessman [...]

21/02/2018

Candidate Zinsou's debts under his economist credentials

Lionel Zinsou, one of Emmanuel Macron's valued advisers and head [...]

21/02/2018

Patrice Talon appoints his lawyer to the Constitutional Court Free

With the fifth term of Benin's Constitutional Court due to come to an end in June, Patrice Talon, who never [...]

20/02/2018

Feeling the heat from Sonabhy, Razack Saka turns to Kabore

While Societe nationale burkinabe d'hydrocarbures (Sonabhy) would like to reach a deal that would cut the cost of its storage [...]

07/02/2018

The CCJA sends Patrice Talon back to square one in the Hydrochem affair

The Ohada court of arbitration has called into question the entire transaction through which the Beninese president acquired a stake in Agro West Africa. [...]

24/01/2018

Patrice Talon is counting on the Port of Antwerp

The European port is set to significantly augment freight traffic through the port of Cotonou, the country's economic powerhouse. [...]

23/01/2018

Puma wins round against BPS shareholder Vlavo Koundo

Puma Energy, of which Trafigura owns 48.4%, was recently granted [...]

10/01/2018

Holiday homework for Patrice Talon

The Beninese president Patrice Talon kept his closest colleagues by [...]

04/01/2018

African contemporary art can be used as soft power

Mohammed VI, Dokolo and Zinsou acquire new political capital through contemporary African art

Paris, 11 November 2017. The second Also Known As Africa (AKAA) event, the new showcase for contemporary African art, once [...]

Spotlight 20/12/2017

Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

Though it has so far had limited repercussions on the continent, the six-month diplomatic stand-off between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is now being exported to West Africa. It remains largely a war of words, but tensions may shortly ramp up [...]

20/12/2017

PAI due in Cotonou port in 2019

Currently in exclusive talks with the Port of Anvers (WAN [...]

Breaking news 14/12/2017

Patrice Talon upsets unions over Cotonou port management contract

Patrice Talon, who has been involved in negotiations for several months to find a new manager for the Port of [...]

12/12/2017

David Mimran's progress in Teranga Gold

French businessman David Mimran, who enjoys close ties with the [...]

12/12/2017

Steps towards harmonisation of small-scale mining tax

The governments of the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra [...]

Breaking news 08/12/2017

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, is to visit West Africa from December 20 to 24. He [...]

06/12/2017

Talon does his Christmas shopping in Paris

Arriving in France from the 5th African Union-European Union summit [...]

06/12/2017

The SBEE is accused of poor governance

A recent audit flags up the operator's opaque management. [...]

Spotlight 05/12/2017

BP sets up commando unit to make comeback

After showing little interest in sub-Saharan Africa for a good number of years, British major BP is decidedly back in the game and has already started to flex its muscles. New dynamic - As a sure sign of its [...]

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Patrice Talon's business troubles

Sebastien Ajavon goes ahead with his new party

Boni Yayi in talks with Sassou

Wabco Cottia calls in its debts

Patrice Talon makes Octogone's exemption wishes come true

African heads of state steer clear of Zinsou-Bonkoungou debt dispute

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

Refine your search

Ajavon favours an activist approach

Candidate Zinsou's debts under his economist credentials

Patrice Talon appoints his lawyer to the Constitutional Court Free

Feeling the heat from Sonabhy, Razack Saka turns to Kabore

The CCJA sends Patrice Talon back to square one in the Hydrochem affair

Patrice Talon is counting on the Port of Antwerp

Puma wins round against BPS shareholder Vlavo Koundo

Holiday homework for Patrice Talon

Mohammed VI, Dokolo and Zinsou acquire new political capital through contemporary African art

Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

PAI due in Cotonou port in 2019

Patrice Talon upsets unions over Cotonou port management contract

David Mimran's progress in Teranga Gold

Steps towards harmonisation of small-scale mining tax

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

Talon does his Christmas shopping in Paris

The SBEE is accused of poor governance

BP sets up commando unit to make comeback

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