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Patrice Talon

Benin
The presidency brings the mobile operators into line

The Beninese mobile telephone sector is currently experiencing major turbulence. Globacom subsidiary Glo Mobile Benin, which was due to renew [...]

Subscribers only 01.09.2017

Benin
Ajavon faces a hefty bill

Having helped Patrice Talon to win the Benin presidential election [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2017

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara stokes hostilities between Soro and Bakayoko with 2020 in mind

By appointing Hamed Bakayoko as minister of defence in the government reshuffle of 19 July, Alassane Ouattara has ratcheted up the tensions and divisions between his two putative heirs apparent, at the risk of sparking a political crisis.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2017

Alassane Ouattara has reshuffled his governement on July 19.

Africa
Africa's leaders are off on their summer holidays

As is the annual tradition, Africa's presidents are taking a few days off.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2017

Benin
Cotonou port unions engage in trial of strength with Patrice Talon!

The body representing unions at the Port of Cotonou Authority, which is extremely angry with Patrice Talon, has called a [...]

Subscribers only 15.06.2017

Benin
Government orders Deloitte France to audit Cotonou city council

Benin’s general finance inspectorate informed the mayor of Cotonou, Lehady Soglo, by letter on June 12 that it plans to [...]

Subscribers only 14.06.2017

Benin
Eustache Kotingan wields the baton at CNSS

The chairman of the board at Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale (CNSS), 60-year-old Eustache Kotingan, cancelled a competition to recruit [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2017

Africa
Perben indirectly forces Betto Seraglini to drop Africarail

The Paris law firm specializing in international arbitrage, Betto Seraglini, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2017

Benin, Ivory Coast
Abidjan the epicenter of Talon-Ajavon rivalry

Benin’s president and his "best enemy" are competing with one another in business in Ivory Coast’s economic capital.

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2017

Benin
Soglo still down in the dumps

Problems keep piling for the mayor of Cotonou and political adversary of president Patrice Talon, Lehady Soglo. After a first [...]

Subscribers only Politics 31.05.2017

Spotlight | Africa
Political figures by day, businessmen by night

With their roots increasingly in the private sector, Africa’s political leaders don’t put their business interests aside when they come to power, running their governments and their private interests alike while trying to make the two coincide.

Subscribers only Politics 17.05.2017

Benin
All the king’s men gather around Talon

A man who’s hard to read, president Patrice Talon depends on just a few trusted aides to govern.

Subscribers only Politics 03.05.2017

Africa, Benin
IATA ticks off Talon

The international organization is opposed to a move by Benin’s president to slap a new fee on air travel.

Subscribers only Business 03.05.2017

Benin
Topanou in no-holds-barred fight against Patrice Talon

A senior lecturer and head of the political sciences department at Abomey-Calavi University, Victor Topanou, is one of the fiercest [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.05.2017

Benin
Candide Azannai snubbed by Patrice Talon

Three weeks after resigning on March 27 as defence minister, Candide Azannai still hasn’t officially handed over his post to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.04.2017

Benin
Frederic Joel Aivo has presidential residence in a tizzy

Dean of the law faculty at Abomey-Calavi university in Benin, Frederic Joel Aivo, has drawn fire from president Patrice Talon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.03.2017

Benin
Reforms that rub the Constitution the wrong way

President Patrice Talon pledged in his electoral campaign in March [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.03.2017

Spotlight | Africa, France
Far from the cameras Strauss-Kahn plays white "soothsayer"

The disgraced director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is trying to re-invent himself by bringing business deals to Africa, a continent he has visited regularly in recent months. His targets are presidents and his specialty is restructuring [.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2017

Benin
Talon goes softly, softly with the imams

After banning prayers in the streets across the country, Benin president Patrice Talon received a number of imams in the presidential palace on Feb. 4.

Subscribers only Politics 15.03.2017

Benin
Benin Control retains the services of Webb Fontaine

After a long process of consultation lasting months, the firm [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.03.2017

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Patrice Talon

Benin
The presidency brings the mobile operators into line

Benin
Ajavon faces a hefty bill

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara stokes hostilities between Soro and Bakayoko with 2020 in mind

Africa
Africa's leaders are off on their summer holidays

Benin
Cotonou port unions engage in trial of strength with Patrice Talon!

Benin
Government orders Deloitte France to audit Cotonou city council

Benin
Eustache Kotingan wields the baton at CNSS

Africa
Perben indirectly forces Betto Seraglini to drop Africarail

Benin, Ivory Coast
Abidjan the epicenter of Talon-Ajavon rivalry

Benin
Soglo still down in the dumps

Spotlight | Africa
Political figures by day, businessmen by night

Benin
All the king’s men gather around Talon

Africa, Benin
IATA ticks off Talon

Benin
Topanou in no-holds-barred fight against Patrice Talon

Benin
Candide Azannai snubbed by Patrice Talon

Benin
Frederic Joel Aivo has presidential residence in a tizzy

Benin
Reforms that rub the Constitution the wrong way

Spotlight | Africa, France
Far from the cameras Strauss-Kahn plays white "soothsayer"

Benin
Talon goes softly, softly with the imams

Benin
Benin Control retains the services of Webb Fontaine

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Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Patrice Talon

Benin The presidency brings the mobile operators into line

Benin Ajavon faces a hefty bill

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Ouattara stokes hostilities between Soro and Bakayoko with 2020 in mind

Africa Africa's leaders are off on their summer holidays

Benin Cotonou port unions engage in trial of strength with Patrice Talon!

Benin Government orders Deloitte France to audit Cotonou city council

Benin Eustache Kotingan wields the baton at CNSS

Africa Perben indirectly forces Betto Seraglini to drop Africarail

Benin, Ivory Coast Abidjan the epicenter of Talon-Ajavon rivalry

Benin Soglo still down in the dumps

Spotlight | Africa Political figures by day, businessmen by night

Benin All the king’s men gather around Talon

Africa, Benin IATA ticks off Talon

Benin Topanou in no-holds-barred fight against Patrice Talon

Benin Candide Azannai snubbed by Patrice Talon

Benin Frederic Joel Aivo has presidential residence in a tizzy

Benin Reforms that rub the Constitution the wrong way

Spotlight | Africa, France Far from the cameras Strauss-Kahn plays white "soothsayer"

Benin Talon goes softly, softly with the imams

Benin Benin Control retains the services of Webb Fontaine

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Benin
The presidency brings the mobile operators into line

Benin
Ajavon faces a hefty bill

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara stokes hostilities between Soro and Bakayoko with 2020 in mind

Africa
Africa's leaders are off on their summer holidays

Benin
Cotonou port unions engage in trial of strength with Patrice Talon!

Benin
Government orders Deloitte France to audit Cotonou city council

Benin
Eustache Kotingan wields the baton at CNSS

Africa
Perben indirectly forces Betto Seraglini to drop Africarail

Benin, Ivory Coast
Abidjan the epicenter of Talon-Ajavon rivalry

Benin
Soglo still down in the dumps

Spotlight | Africa
Political figures by day, businessmen by night

Benin
All the king’s men gather around Talon

Africa, Benin
IATA ticks off Talon

Benin
Topanou in no-holds-barred fight against Patrice Talon

Benin
Candide Azannai snubbed by Patrice Talon

Benin
Frederic Joel Aivo has presidential residence in a tizzy

Benin
Reforms that rub the Constitution the wrong way

Spotlight | Africa, France
Far from the cameras Strauss-Kahn plays white "soothsayer"

Benin
Talon goes softly, softly with the imams

Benin
Benin Control retains the services of Webb Fontaine