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Cotonou calls on APCO Worldwide to promote its interests in Washington

The US public relations firm will be promoting Benin's economic development.

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Benin Cotonou calls on APCO Worldwide to promote its interests in Washington

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Benin
Cotonou calls on APCO Worldwide to promote its interests in Washington

Benin
Cotonou signs up again with lobbyist law firm Squire Patton Boggs

Ivory Coast
Exim Bank, Trump's weapon against Beijing

Benin
Three years on, local authorities reform fails to take hold

The New Guard
Togo, South Africa, Benin

Ethiopia
US firm APCO Worldwide pulls out of its lobbying work for Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Benin
Romuald Wadagni, the economy minister with a military brief

Benin
The US lobbying firm ruining Patrice Talon's National Unity week

Document | Ivory Coast
Frustrated Abidjan hires lobbying giant APCO to boost its credit rating at OECD