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Benin

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

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

EU audits court ticks off Commission

In a report published in late October, the European Union’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

The increasing visibility of General Robert Gbian, who has ambitions to win the 2016 presidential elections, is causing consternation in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.10.2014

Sapetro’s slow start on Seme

Scheduled to start this year, production on the Seme shallow water field on block 1 in Benin owned by South [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2014

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Boni Yayi’s end of reign drags on

As the 2016 presidential elections approach, the regime in Benin seems to be at a standstill. President Thomas Boni Yayi, under the influence of Evangelist priests who have formed a tight cordon around him, blows hot and cold on a [.

Subscribers only Politics 08.10.2014

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Benin’s strategically vital cotton industry is being run by companies close to the president that have little experience of the industry. Perhaps not surprisingly, production figures have tumbled.

Subscribers only Politics 24.09.2014

Rilwanu Lukman

The name of Nigeria’s former oil minister, Rilwanu Lukman, who died in July, has been removed from the web sites [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2014

Boni Yayi splashes out on PR

President Thomas Boni Yayi has hired an array of spin-doctors in recent months to talk up the regime, his own image and policies.

Subscribers only Politics 10.09.2014

Bollore also targets mining railways

After moving in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, France’s Bollore Logistics has turned its attention to Guinea and to mining-industry [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.09.2014

Costly round table

A recent round table of donors and private partners in Paris resulted in promises of some CFA 6000 billion development money for Benin, according to Thomas Boni Yayi. But the country spent lavishly on the event, as a hefty private transport bill that was

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2014

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Benin

Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

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

EU audits court ticks off Commission

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

Sapetro’s slow start on Seme

Spotlight
Boni Yayi’s end of reign drags on

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Rilwanu Lukman

Boni Yayi splashes out on PR

Bollore also targets mining railways

Costly round table

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Benin

Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

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

EU audits court ticks off Commission

Robert Gbian’s ambitions worry Boni Yayi

Sapetro’s slow start on Seme

Spotlight Boni Yayi’s end of reign drags on

Boni’s friends bad for cotton

Rilwanu Lukman

Boni Yayi splashes out on PR

Bollore also targets mining railways

Costly round table

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Spotlight
The people behind new exploration groups

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Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

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Boni Yayi’s end of reign drags on