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Thomas Boni Yayi

Benin
Patrice Talon has launched his presidential election campaign

Beninese businessman Patrice Talon made a tour of several francophone West African countries at the end of September. He went [...]

Subscribers only 25.09.2015

Burkina Faso
After the coup d’etat, Gilbert Diendéré’s intentions

Having become Burkina Faso’s new strong man following his September 17 coup, General Gilbert Diendéré plans to restart from scratch [...]

Subscribers only 18.09.2015

Document | Benin, Niger
China could help Bollore to bankroll railway

The construction of the Cotonou-Niamey railway that France's Bolloré group is undertaking (the firm has just penned an accord for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.09.2015

Benin
Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

Businessman Patrice Talon is preparing for a presidential bid in 2016, much to the chagrin of President Thomas Boni Yayi, who is desperate to scupper his plans.

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2015

Benin, France
Boni Yayi cultivates friendship with Hollande

Contrary to his usual habits (WAN 710), Benin's President Thomas [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2015

Benin
Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

Throughout August, Jules-Armand Aniambossou, Benin’s ambassador to France, bombarded the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.09.2015

Insiders | Ivory Coast
The corporate chiefs who have flourished during Ouattara's presidency

The extreme conditions facing Alassane Ouattara when he took office in 2011 prompted Ivory Coast's new leader to tread carefully [...]

Subscribers only 05.08.2015

Benin
Politicians with French connections

Although the next generation do not seem to be as strongly in the thrall of Paris, bi-nationals like PM Lionel Zinsou are common in Beninese politics.

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2015

Benin
Boni Yayi tries to charm Samuel Dossou

Benin’s leader is trying to secure a stake for businessman Samuel Dossou in the company that holds the concession to the Niamey-Cotonou rail line.

Subscribers only Business 29.07.2015

Benin, France
Hollande takes home Boni Yayi's pineapples

French President François Hollande did not go home empty-handed after [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2015

Document | Benin
Hollande fails to give blessings to Bollore's railway loop

Defying expectations, French president François Hollande did not attend the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.07.2015

Africa, France
Francois Hollande's African tour programme !

The logic behind François Hollande's planned visit to three African countries in early July is different for each country. In [...]

Subscribers only 29.06.2015

Benin
How France had the final say in the appointment of Zinsou as prime minister

The appointment of Lionel Zinsou as head of the Beninese government, which came into effect on June 19, was decided [...]

Subscribers only 23.06.2015

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

Benin, France
Paris snubs Houngbedji

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

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2015

Benin
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

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

Benin, Nigeria
Boni Yayi reeling over Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat

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

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2015

Benin
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

Benin
Boni Yayi tackles Boko Haram

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

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2015

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Patrice Talon has launched his presidential election campaign

Burkina Faso
After the coup d’etat, Gilbert Diendéré’s intentions

Document | Benin, Niger
China could help Bollore to bankroll railway

Benin
Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

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Boni Yayi cultivates friendship with Hollande

Benin
Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

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The corporate chiefs who have flourished during Ouattara's presidency

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Politicians with French connections

Benin
Boni Yayi tries to charm Samuel Dossou

Benin, France
Hollande takes home Boni Yayi's pineapples

Document | Benin
Hollande fails to give blessings to Bollore's railway loop

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Francois Hollande's African tour programme !

Benin
How France had the final say in the appointment of Zinsou as prime minister

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Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

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Paris snubs Houngbedji

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Eustache Kotingan eyes Kouassi Nicoue’s place

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Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

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Benin Boni Yayi tries to charm Samuel Dossou

Benin, France Hollande takes home Boni Yayi's pineapples

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Benin
Patrice Talon has launched his presidential election campaign

Burkina Faso
After the coup d’etat, Gilbert Diendéré’s intentions

Document | Benin, Niger
China could help Bollore to bankroll railway

Benin
Even pardoned, Talon is still man Boni Yayi loves to hate

Benin, France
Boni Yayi cultivates friendship with Hollande

Benin
Diplomat kept tabs on Talon for Boni Yayi

Insiders | Ivory Coast
The corporate chiefs who have flourished during Ouattara's presidency

Benin
Politicians with French connections

Benin
Boni Yayi tries to charm Samuel Dossou

Benin, France
Hollande takes home Boni Yayi's pineapples

Document | Benin
Hollande fails to give blessings to Bollore's railway loop

Africa, France
Francois Hollande's African tour programme !

Benin
How France had the final say in the appointment of Zinsou as prime minister

Benin
Talon's political ambitions raised with Hollande

Benin, France
Paris snubs Houngbedji

Benin
Eustache Kotingan eyes Kouassi Nicoue’s place

Benin
Boni Yayi’s home town gets special treatment

Benin, Nigeria
Boni Yayi reeling over Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat

Benin
Chabi Yayi being groomed by his president father

Benin
Boni Yayi tackles Boko Haram