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Corridors of power 14/11/2018

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how. [...]

Power brokers 14/11/2018

Marie-Cecile Zinsou, the bride of Ouidah

In a traditional ceremony held on 3 November in Ouidah, 36-year-old Marie-Cecile Zinsou, the president of Fondation Zinsou, renewed her [...]

Corridors of power Palace whispers 06/11/2018

Ecomof ready for launch?

The Ecowas Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition (Ecomof) in [...]

Business circles 31/10/2018

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

An agreement reached with Brussels Airlines means the subsidiary of the German giant can bolster its presence in the sub-region. [...]

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Spotlight Business circles 17/10/2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors. Energy, [...]

Corridors of power 17/10/2018

Patrice Talon neuters the opposition

The Beninese president has needed just two years to remove his main opponents from the political stage. [...]

Corridors of power 17/10/2018

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region. [...]

Power brokers 17/10/2018

Adrien Houngbedji's voodoo encounter

Shortly after 7pm on 29 September, members of the Republican Guard arrested an individual who had just deposited a package [...]

Power brokers 17/10/2018

Frederic Joel Aivo draws inspiration from EU over Rabat's membership

A member alongside the Senegalese foreign minister Ibrahima Fall and the Nigerian lawyer Ameze Guobadia of the commission in charge [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 03/10/2018

The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow. The [...]

Corridors of power 03/10/2018

Patricia Mahoney in Cotonou

Patricia Mahoney is heading to Benin to take over as [...]

Corridors of power 19/09/2018

Convoluted management at CENA

The body in charge of organising elections has been lambasted for its governance. [...]

Business circles 19/09/2018

Linkstone Capital prepares the privatisation of Benin Telecom

The merchant bank Linkstone Capital owned by Pape Diouf, the [...]

Power brokers 19/09/2018

Could Mario Metonou cause problems for Lionel Zinsou?

Mario Metonou, who was installed as state prosecutor at the high court of Cotonou on 30 August, has a knack [...]

Corridors of power 05/09/2018

How Talon is neutralising his opponents

The president has increased his political stranglehold by appointing his legal allies to strategic posts. Analysis. [...]

Power brokers 05/09/2018

Benoit Illassa relieved of his functions at the OIF

Coming into effect on 30 August, the recall to Cotonou more than a year prior to the end of his [...]

Exploration-Production Looking ahead 28/08/2018

Sahel security on everyone's minds in mining sector

While the OECD is preparing a report on the impact [...]

Corridors of power 22/08/2018

UEMOA pledges support to the G5 Sahel

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is seeking [...]

Corridors of power 24/07/2018

AfDB endorses development of local processing units

While many African states are already working towards increasing the [...]

Corridors of power 18/07/2018

IBK relegated to the sidelines Free

Irritated by the febrile approach of their Malian counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (aka IBK) to counter-terrorism operations, Mohamed Ould Abdel [...]

Business circles 18/07/2018

Mazars under pressure

The auditor which has liquidated several public companies is not universally popular. [...]

Business circles 18/07/2018

Konbini targets the advertising market

Already established in Lagos, Konbini, an online media and advertising [...]

Power brokers 18/07/2018

Romuald Wadagni's star on the rise

The 41-year-old Beninese minister of finance Romuald Wadagni, formerly a partner at Deloitte, was the main architect of a fundraising [...]

Oil 17/07/2018

How Patrice Talon aims to boost upstream sector

Galvanised by the rise in oil prices, the Benin authorities [...]

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