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Angélique Kidjo’s life and work is defined by one thing: freedom

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Multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo is now the first Black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This past March, she joined Tom Power from our Montreal studio to talk about her incredible career in music. Angélique reflected on her childhood in Benin, how she fled to France to escape her home country’s strict military dictatorship, and what that experience taught her about freedom of all kinds. Pl…Read Article

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Aurélie Adam Zoumarou: "in African Technology, We Need Investors Who Know the Continent"

As artificial intelligence upsets the cybersecurity sector, Benin's Digital Minister calls on investors to rethink their approach. Interview, in video, conducted on the margins of the 2025 edition of the Cyber Africa Forum in Cotonou.Read Article

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Ecowas: Talon and Faye Demand Reforms that Meet “the Expectations of the People”

Cotonou hosted a highly symbolic working visit on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, responding to an invitation from his Beninese counterpart, Patrice Talon. In a regional context marked by profound upheavals and numerous challenges, the two heads of state expressed a shared desire to strengthen ties between their countries and to work towards the reestablishment of regional institutions, notably ECOW…Read Article

Beninese Journalist Comlan Sossoukpè Detained in Cotonou After Being Extradited From Côte D'ivoire

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Beninese journalist Comlan Sossoukpè is currently in pre-trial detention in Cotonou. This procedure is part of the execution of an arrest warrant issued by the investigating commission of the Benin Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (Criet). Refugees in Togo since 2019, the director of the online media Olofofo is one of the critical voices of President Patrice Talon. The conditions for his return to Cotonou on Friday 11 J…International · Cotonou See the Story

Architecture: Benin's New Cotonou Market

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The Ganhi march, in the heart of the capital city of Benin, has re-created a beauty with the help of the French architecture agency Arte Charpentier.Cotonou · Cotonou Read Article

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Strengthens Its Strategy to Make West Africa a World Tourist Destination of Choice

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strengthens its strategy to make West Africa a world tourist destination of choiceECOWAS · Cotonou See the Story

IFC Confirms EUR5 Mln Investment in Flyer One Ventures Fund V at URC2025

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group announced a EUR5 million equity investment in the first venture fund in Ukraine specializing in financing early-stage startups, Flyer One Ventures Fund V, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025) in Rome on Thursday.Startups · Cotonou See the Story

Sonelgaz Signs with the West African Power Pool for the Production and Transmission of Electricity - Algeria Patriotic

The Sonelgaz group signed, on Wednesday in Cotonou (Benin), an agreement with the West African Power Pool (WAPP), mainly covering the production and transmission of electricity, as well as a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Regulatory Authority for the Electricity Sector (ERERA) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), indicates a press release from the public group.Cotonou · Cotonou Read Article

Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois of MAC Cosmetics on the Power of Observation and Careful Listening

Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois is SVP and global general manager of MAC Cosmetics, responsible for guiding the brand's strategic vision, including innovation, product development and marketing. Before joining the company in 2021, Aïda served as SVP of global marketing at Revlon. We spent two minutes with Aïda to learn more about her background, her creative inspirations andInnovation · Cotonou Read Article

Cybersecurity must top African policy agendas as attacks surge

Franck Kié began his career in finance but transitioned to cybersecurity, driven by a desire to make a more meaningful impact. Now, he leads Ciberobs Consulting, an Africa-focused cybersecurity and economic intelligence firm, and organises the Cyber Africa Forum (CAF), one of the continent’s biggest cybersecurity gatherings. CAF, now in its fifth year, brings together public and private stakeholders to shape the continent’s digital security agen…Cyber Security · Cotonou See the Story

From Benin to the World: DJ Amémé Is Leading Afro-House’s Global Takeover

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As part of I’LL RISE, a documentary series by VICE in partnership with the European Commission, we spotlight a new generation of African creators who are reshaping global culture, powered by creativity, resilience, and improved infrastructure. From music to photography to fashion, these stories reveal how access, opportunity, and ambition can change everything. DJ Amémé left the dusty streets of Cotonou for clubs around the world. Now he’s dragg…Cotonou · Cotonou Read Article

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Angélique Kidjo’s life and work is defined by one thing: freedom

Aurélie Adam Zoumarou: "in African Technology, We Need Investors Who Know the Continent"

Ecowas: Talon and Faye Demand Reforms that Meet “the Expectations of the People”

Beninese Journalist Comlan Sossoukpè Detained in Cotonou After Being Extradited From Côte D'ivoire

Architecture: Benin's New Cotonou Market

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Strengthens Its Strategy to Make West Africa a World Tourist Destination of Choice

IFC Confirms EUR5 Mln Investment in Flyer One Ventures Fund V at URC2025

Sonelgaz Signs with the West African Power Pool for the Production and Transmission of Electricity - Algeria Patriotic

Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois of MAC Cosmetics on the Power of Observation and Careful Listening

Cybersecurity must top African policy agendas as attacks surge

From Benin to the World: DJ Amémé Is Leading Afro-House’s Global Takeover

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Beninese Journalist Comlan Sossoukpè Detained in Cotonou After Being Extradited From Côte D'ivoire

Architecture: Benin's New Cotonou Market

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Strengthens Its Strategy to Make West Africa a World Tourist Destination of Choice

IFC Confirms EUR5 Mln Investment in Flyer One Ventures Fund V at URC2025

Sonelgaz Signs with the West African Power Pool for the Production and Transmission of Electricity - Algeria Patriotic

Aïda Moudachirou-Rébois of MAC Cosmetics on the Power of Observation and Careful Listening

Cybersecurity must top African policy agendas as attacks surge

From Benin to the World: DJ Amémé Is Leading Afro-House’s Global Takeover