AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHealth Alert: Benin has activated a pre-alert after Nigeria confirmed an imported Ebola case. No cases have been reported in Benin; authorities are stepping up screening at Cotonou airport and other entry points. Industrial Investment: A special economic zones forum opened in Cotonou, bringing investors and businesses together to discuss financing and markets for locally processed textiles, cashews and shea butter. Public Finances: Finance Minister Aristide Médenou says Benin’s public companies and offices recorded a combined 292 billion CFA-franc surplus in 2025, which could support spending on education, health and electricity. Benin Heritage: The Netherlands returned an 18th-century artefact to Oba Ewuare II for his 10th coronation anniversary; the object had been held by a Dutch museum since 1937. Royalty: Porto-Novo is mourning Toffa IX Gbèzè Ayontinmè, a prominent figure in the city’s traditional royal lineage, who died after a brief illness. Football: Sosthène Sèflimi Zohoun has formally taken over as secretary-general of the Beninese Football Federation.
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