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His Excellency likes Paris luxury

Benin's ambassador to France Jules-Armand Aniambossou has just filed his expenses for staying in a number of hotels in Paris before moving into his official residence. The bill was rather on the steep side.

Subscribers only Politics 30.10.2013

Aggreko spies wider markets

Beyond its base in Ivory Coast, the British company is landing new contracts and remains on the lookout for further opportunities.

Subscribers only Energy 29.10.2013

Gasoil stalled in WAGP gambit

Using the West African Gas Pipeline to supply Togo and Benin with liquefied gas is going to take time, even if businessmen behind the venture are well-connected.

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

Yayi tries to force Hollande’s hand

The president of Benin took advantage of François Hollande’s presence at the investiture of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to have a discreet discussion with him about the Talon affair.

Subscribers only Politics 02.10.2013

Benafrique helped by Boni Yahi

Benin's president, Thomas Boni Yahi wants to ride to the [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

Boni Yayi's evangelist friends

Benin's president does not have an official spiritual advisor but he has a plethora of unofficial ones.

Subscribers only Politics 18.09.2013

Huawei's fibre-optic coup in Benin

China's Eximbank has approved the financial package for the $80 [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.09.2013

Djotodia turns up heat on Boni Yayi

The head of the Seleka rebellion in Central African Republic, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 31.07.2013

Thomas Boni Yayi orders probe

Furious about the chaos surrounding the next cotton campaign, (WAN [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.07.2013

Boni Yayi plays crafty with constitution

President Thomas Boni Yayi is making a risky move by attempting to modify Benin's 1990 constitution.

Subscribers only Politics 19.06.2013

Jaf Itec Group to the rescue

The Hamburg-based agro-industrial group Jaf Itec delivered 65,000 tonnes of [...]

Subscribers only Business 05.06.2013

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Despite the supply problems of the West African Gas pipeline from Nigeria countries in the region are keen on linking up to the facility.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2013

Alexey Mordashov

The non-executive director of Nordgold is keeping a close eye on the fall in the share price of mining juniors [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.05.2013

Bozize’s second exile in Benin

Cameroon’s freemasons have been taking special care of Francois Bozize in the past couple of months but now Central African Republic’s ousted leader is headed for Benin.

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2013

Questions over a magistrate's ruling

A decision by an examining magistrate on May 17 to throw out the case in the Talon affair has raised [...]

Subscribers only 21.05.2013

Talon affair: French report confirms FBI assessment

Several documents submitted by Benin's government in recent days could persuade magistrates at the Paris appeals court to put off [...]

Subscribers only 21.05.2013

Bengaz & Gasol push barge plan

The idea of anchoring a re-gasification barge off Benin’s coast is gaining traction. And local investors have the means to put pressure on the government.

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Anthony Sage

The chairman of International Petroleum (IP), Anthony Sage, is to step down on June 30. Very close to IP’s founder [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.2013

Boni Yayi's largesse to Adrien Houngbedji

According to a confidential document obtained by West Africa Newsletter [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Ahmadinejad talks nuclear

In addition to attending a dinner in his honour given [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.04.2013

Presidential plane guzzles funds

Benin’s presidential plane is more than 25 years old and requires constant and expensive maintenance. The president’s office is thinking of replacing it.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.2013

Socar invests in gas

The international arm of Socar, the national oil company in Azerbaijan, has lent cash to Britain’s Gasoil to finance its gas projects.

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2013

Free advice from U.S.

The United States is freely offering its advice to recent [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2013

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The downward slide of a paranoid state

The regime of president Thomas Boni Yayi is going seriously adrift. Obsessed by more or less imaginary plots targeting its "evangelist president," Benin seems to entertain but one thought in its head: to fight against its "external and internal enemies.

Subscribers only Politics 06.03.2013

WAGP gas held up until May

The West African gas pipeline (WAGP) is still far from being ready to resume operations. After repairs the region’s naval forces will have to show they can protect it against pirates.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2013

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Benin

His Excellency likes Paris luxury

Aggreko spies wider markets

Gasoil stalled in WAGP gambit

Yayi tries to force Hollande’s hand

Benafrique helped by Boni Yahi

Boni Yayi's evangelist friends

Huawei's fibre-optic coup in Benin

Djotodia turns up heat on Boni Yayi

Thomas Boni Yayi orders probe

Boni Yayi plays crafty with constitution

Jaf Itec Group to the rescue

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Alexey Mordashov

Bozize’s second exile in Benin

Questions over a magistrate's ruling

Talon affair: French report confirms FBI assessment

Bengaz & Gasol push barge plan

Anthony Sage

Boni Yayi's largesse to Adrien Houngbedji

Ahmadinejad talks nuclear

Presidential plane guzzles funds

Socar invests in gas

Free advice from U.S.

Spotlight
The downward slide of a paranoid state

WAGP gas held up until May

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Benin

His Excellency likes Paris luxury

Aggreko spies wider markets

Gasoil stalled in WAGP gambit

Yayi tries to force Hollande’s hand

Benafrique helped by Boni Yahi

Boni Yayi's evangelist friends

Huawei's fibre-optic coup in Benin

Djotodia turns up heat on Boni Yayi

Thomas Boni Yayi orders probe

Boni Yayi plays crafty with constitution

Jaf Itec Group to the rescue

Abidjan wants to link up to WAGP

Alexey Mordashov

Bozize’s second exile in Benin

Questions over a magistrate's ruling

Talon affair: French report confirms FBI assessment

Bengaz & Gasol push barge plan

Anthony Sage

Boni Yayi's largesse to Adrien Houngbedji

Ahmadinejad talks nuclear

Presidential plane guzzles funds

Socar invests in gas

Free advice from U.S.

Spotlight The downward slide of a paranoid state

WAGP gas held up until May

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The downward slide of a paranoid state