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Benin

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 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2015

Paris snubs Houngbedji

Nearly a month after his appointment as Benin’s parliamentary speaker, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2015

African Petroleum hunting for funds in Germany

In urgent need of cash to explore on its 10 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.2015

Cap Energy lured to the Gulf of Guinea

The junior Cap Energy, which is based in London and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Bienvenu Laurent Jimaja, local councillor in Switzerland

Bienvenu Laurent Jimaja, 55, a Swiss citizen of Beninese origin, was elected to the municipal government of Grand Saconnex, a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2015

Eustache Kotingan eyes Kouassi Nicoue’s place

Eustache Kotinga, the grand master of Benin’s Atlantic provincial lodges and a member of the board of Industries Cotonnieres Associees [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2015

Mike Anderson, a former spy at Kosmos

Kosmos Energy’s big discovery of gas on block C8 off Mauritania in April (AEI 745) looks likely to alter the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.2015

Oryx now run by an old Nigerian veteran

Former managing director of Addax Petroleum in Nigeria, Vance Querio, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.2015

Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

Following the lead of other African leaders, President Thomas Boni Yayi has turned his native village of Tchaourou into the hub of an array of development programmes. West Africa Newsletter investigates.

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2015

Bollore’s Niamey-Parakou rail project wins the day

Vincent Bollore’s recent launch of the new company BENI Rail Exploitation sweeps away the last remaining doubts about the financing of the Niamey-Parakou rail line.

Subscribers only Business 15.04.2015

Embassy security in Paris

The Beninese embassy in Paris has asked the French government [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2015

Boni Yayi reeling over Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat

Thomas Boni Yayi has been inconsolable since the electoral defeat [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2015

Chabi Yayi being groomed by his president father

Chabi Yayi, the 28-year-old youngest son of President Thomas Boni Yayi from his first marriage, is increasingly in the public [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2015

Boni Yayi tackles Boko Haram

Thomas Boni Yayi pledged in January to support the Mixed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2015

Turkish billionaire Gunal keeps plugging away

Even if it recently failed to win control of the Samira Hill gold mine in Niger (AMI 339), the Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2015

Noble Energy seeks to erase debt

Noble Energy is going to proceed with a private placement [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2015

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The people behind new exploration groups

Largely unnoticed, the recent arrival of a flock of companies to try to find oil in Benin's onshore and offshore shows to what extent successes in neighbouring Ghana and Nigeria have profited the country. Here's a rundown of exploration players [.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

How Elephant Oil uses Evangelist connections

Apart from Benin, where it penned an exploration contract for block B in 2013 (see P. 1), the British junior [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

Philliskirk advises African Petroleum

A former head of the oil and gas department at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

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Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

Boko Haram seems to be unstoppable in its ongoing destabilisation of north-eastern Nigeria. After the devastating attack in Baga on January 7, in which 2000 people lost their lives, the violent Islamist movement led by Abubakar Shekau – which is [.

Subscribers only Politics 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 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

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.

Subscribers only Business 07.01.2015

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.

Subscribers only Business 03.12.2014

Boko Haram influences Niamey's oil policy

With Boko Haram looking like a long-term feature on the Sahelian landscape, Niger's government is rethinking how to export the country's oil.

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2014

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

The American oil group Vaalco that operates in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea is putting is betting a lot on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

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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

Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

Paris snubs Houngbedji

African Petroleum hunting for funds in Germany

Cap Energy lured to the Gulf of Guinea

Bienvenu Laurent Jimaja, local councillor in Switzerland

Eustache Kotingan eyes Kouassi Nicoue’s place

Mike Anderson, a former spy at Kosmos

Oryx now run by an old Nigerian veteran

Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

Bollore’s Niamey-Parakou rail project wins the day

Embassy security in Paris

Boni Yayi reeling over Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat

Chabi Yayi being groomed by his president father

Boni Yayi tackles Boko Haram

Turkish billionaire Gunal keeps plugging away

Noble Energy seeks to erase debt

Spotlight
The people behind new exploration groups

How Elephant Oil uses Evangelist connections

Philliskirk advises African Petroleum

Spotlight
Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

Osias Sounouvou calls Boni Yayi on free speech

President Thomas Boni Yayi grounded

Talon affair: Boni Yayi defies CCJA

Boko Haram influences Niamey's oil policy

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

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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

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Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Benin

Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

Paris snubs Houngbedji

African Petroleum hunting for funds in Germany

Cap Energy lured to the Gulf of Guinea

Bienvenu Laurent Jimaja, local councillor in Switzerland

Eustache Kotingan eyes Kouassi Nicoue’s place

Mike Anderson, a former spy at Kosmos

Oryx now run by an old Nigerian veteran

Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

Bollore’s Niamey-Parakou rail project wins the day

Embassy security in Paris

Boni Yayi reeling over Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat

Chabi Yayi being groomed by his president father

Boni Yayi tackles Boko Haram

Turkish billionaire Gunal keeps plugging away

Noble Energy seeks to erase debt

Spotlight The people behind new exploration groups

How Elephant Oil uses Evangelist connections

Philliskirk advises African Petroleum

Spotlight Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

Osias Sounouvou calls Boni Yayi on free speech

President Thomas Boni Yayi grounded

Talon affair: Boni Yayi defies CCJA

Boko Haram influences Niamey's oil policy

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

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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
The people behind new exploration groups

Spotlight
Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram