00 days

00 hours

00 mins

00 secs

Special offer: -15%15% OFF your subscription

Consult our offers

Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

Scroll through edition

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Benin

Zinsou divides Benin’s political class

The coalition supporting the prime minister’s bid for the presidency is not as solid as it seems.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2016

Majorelle coaches La Mancha

The Canadian gold mining company La Mancha, headed by Sébastien [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.01.2016

Spotlight
Zinzou treads crowded path to presidential palace

With no charismatic front runner in sight, a plethora of candidates have thrown their hates in the ring for Benin's presidential elections on February 28. Outgoing leader Thomas Boni Yayi heeded advice, left the constitution alone, and will step down [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.01.2016

Vaalco's activist stakeholders get their way

Seeking ever since they bought a stake in Vaalco to get rid of its management, Group 42 and Bradley Radoff have now placed their men in the firm’s top jobs.

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2016

Endeavour faces major challenges in 2016

Reassured about the economic potential of Hounde, its flagship project [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.01.2016

Leaders brace themselves for jihadist attacks

Countries that remain free from Islamist terror are trying hard to keep the growing threat at bay.

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2015

Boni Yayi feels Boko Haram heat

Ten months after Thomas Boni Yayi promised to send 800 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2015

Abdoulaye Bio Tchane canvasses for support in Europe

Abdoulaye Bio Tchane, who plans to run in Benin's presidential elections in 2016, concluded a long tour of Europe that [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2015

African Petroleum trims its board

After delisting from the Australian stock exchange and cutting into both its headcount and the size of its offices, African [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Spotlight
Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Recently retained by Bollore Africa Logistics to arrange a stock market introduction for its affiliate that seeks to carry passengers, freight and minerals by train in West Africa, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Crédit agricole have all suspended [.

Subscribers only Mining 01.12.2015

Dossou takes Bollore to court

The civil chamber of the Cotonou appeals Court has put the stops on Bollore’s West African rail loop project.

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

The United Arab Emirates company has hired an African former ambassador to help it penetrate the West African marketplace

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

Ivory Coast is intending to take the presidency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union UEMOA in 2016. That is unless Niger muddies the pitch…

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

After strongly criticizing the strategy of Vaalco Energy Inc’s management [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Lionel Zinsou strong on economy but politically adrift

Five months after his appointment as prime minister, Lionel Zinsou, the former head of the private equity firm PAI Partners, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2015

Presidential would-be Komi Koutche fobbed off by Boni Yayi

Komi Koutche, Benin’s 39-year-old economy minister, visited Thomas Boni Yayi at the president’s home in Cotonou’s Cadjehoun neighbourhood on November [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2015

Talon’s supporters organise in France

Friends and supporters of Patrice Talon, who intends to run [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2015

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

The London-based consultancy PVE Consulting headed by Peter Elliott is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Row over Kerekou resting place

Benin’s ex-president Mathieu Kerekou passed away on October 14 but [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2015

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

With a healthy $33 million in its coffers at the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

Thanks to $2 million it raised from its shareholders, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Deeming that Vaalco Energy Inc’s board had acted in cavalier [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2015

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

With consolidation very much the watchword in West Africa's gold sector, the Ity mine in Ivory Coast has ended up in the portfolio of Endeavour Mining. Here's the reason. Once its partnership with La Mancha comes into effect on Nov.

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Yves Baratte, a mining specialist from Simmons & Simmons, is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.10.2015

Patrice Talon returns to Cotonou via Abidjan

The terms of businessman Patrice Talon’s return to Cotonou on October 8, after three years in exile in France, were [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.10.2015

15% OFF your subscription

Special offer: Only 12d and 21h to take advantage of it

Consult our offers

This offer is open to all new subscribers and runs until 24/10/2025

Create a notification

Benin

Don't miss a single headline. Sign up to receive weekly summaries of our coverage of Benin.

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Benin

Zinsou divides Benin’s political class

Majorelle coaches La Mancha

Spotlight
Zinzou treads crowded path to presidential palace

Vaalco's activist stakeholders get their way

Endeavour faces major challenges in 2016

Leaders brace themselves for jihadist attacks

Boni Yayi feels Boko Haram heat

Abdoulaye Bio Tchane canvasses for support in Europe

African Petroleum trims its board

Spotlight
Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Dossou takes Bollore to court

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

Lionel Zinsou strong on economy but politically adrift

Presidential would-be Komi Koutche fobbed off by Boni Yayi

Talon’s supporters organise in France

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

Row over Kerekou resting place

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Patrice Talon returns to Cotonou via Abidjan

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Benin

Zinsou divides Benin’s political class

Majorelle coaches La Mancha

Spotlight Zinzou treads crowded path to presidential palace

Vaalco's activist stakeholders get their way

Endeavour faces major challenges in 2016

Leaders brace themselves for jihadist attacks

Boni Yayi feels Boko Haram heat

Abdoulaye Bio Tchane canvasses for support in Europe

African Petroleum trims its board

Spotlight Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Dossou takes Bollore to court

Lootah Group of Companies goes on offensive

Issoufou, Ouattara compete for leadership of UEMOA

Vaalco’s stakeholders still on the war path

Lionel Zinsou strong on economy but politically adrift

Presidential would-be Komi Koutche fobbed off by Boni Yayi

Talon’s supporters organise in France

PVE Consulting, a favourite go-between

Row over Kerekou resting place

Panoro Energy prospecting in Gulf of Guinea

Some breathing space for African Petroleum

The Wagner Firm fights Vaalco's management on behalf of shareholders

Spotlight Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold

Railway loop issue: New advisers for Africarail

Patrice Talon returns to Cotonou via Abidjan

Create a notification

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Zinzou treads crowded path to presidential palace

Spotlight
Mining groups ever more doubtful about Bollore rail play

Spotlight
Why La Mancha steered clear of Randgold