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Benin’s HAAC and Claudy Siar discuss the country’s visibility

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Édouard C. Loko, president of Benin’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication, received Claudy Siar, director of the Bénin Influence agency and presidential special adviser for Culture and Media. They discussed ways to work together to promote Beninese heritage and talent, according to 24haubenin.

Édouard C. Loko, president of Benin’s High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), received Claudy Siar on Monday 19 October 2026. Siar is director of the Bénin Influence agency and a presidential special adviser for Culture, Media and the country’s visibility. The two officials discussed Benin’s visibility, 24haubenin reports.

The meeting took place at Édouard C. Loko’s office at HAAC headquarters in Cotonou, according to the Beninese media outlet.

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