By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Matin Libre
Benin’s Economic and Social Council President, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, is taking part in the AICESIS board meeting in Madrid on 29 and 30 October 2026. Board members are reviewing the 2025 activity and financial reports, as well as exchanges and forums devoted in particular to climate, technology and social dialogue, according to Matin Libre.
At the Capital Reach Forum held on 26 October in Cotonou, Benin’s president of the Economic and Social Council, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, argued for better directing savings towards businesses and productive projects. His address focused on the role of the BRVM and persistent difficulties in accessing capital, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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The Beninese government brought experts together in Abomey, Benin, on 19 October 2026 to consider reorganising recruitment in the civil service. The workshop aims to reduce the cost of competitive examinations for candidates and make the administration more attractive, according to Matin Libre.
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Benin’s Senate President, Patrice Talon, opened the institution’s first ordinary session on 28 October 2026, nearly three months after it was established. The proceedings will last 21 days and will notably cover files referred to the Senate, according to 24h au Bénin.
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The Benin Basketball Federation is training 55 coaches and instructors in Porto-Novo for the Level 1 Federal Diploma. Launched on 26 October 2026 and running for six days, the course covers six areas, including coaching techniques, tactics and physical preparation, according to Matin Libre.
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Nigeria and Benin strengthen border cooperationNigeria and Benin want to link the settlement of border disputes with greater cooperation between communities along their approximately 770-kilometre land border. Adamu Adaji, director-general of Nigeria’s National Boundary Commission, presented this approach at a bilateral meeting held in Lagos from 28 to 30 October 2026, according to the commission.
Illustrative imageNigeria approves 2026-2030 development planNigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved the National Development Plan 2026-2030 and a revised food and nutrition policy. State Minister for Budget Doris Uzoka-Anite also said President Bola Tinubu would present the 2027 budget before the end of 2026, according to the Ghanaian Chronicle.The week in Africa
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