Benin
Beninese polls will consolidate Talon's advantages
Parties aligned to the president have overwhelmingly triumphed in last week's communal and municipal elections
BeninBenin’s president will tighten his grip on power
The incumbent’s stranglehold on the political scene is set to strengthen further
BeninWest African coastal states will fear jihadist threat
Rising insecurity in Burkina Faso is raising concern that its jihadist threat could spread to its southern neighbours
Burkina FasoMerkel’s Africa efforts will continue to fall short
Various structural challenges are holding back Germany private investment in Africa
GermanyWest African regional bloc faces harmonisation tests
The 15-member ECOWAS is set to grapple with various political crises and trade coordination hurdles
West AfricaBenin's president could grow more authoritarian
Protest and unrest has followed disputed legislative elections
BeninProspects for West Africa in 2018
While positive economic growth beckons for several states, destabilising political divisions will fester
NigeriaSlow reform may hurt West African monetary bloc's rise
Solid growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) masks the ongoing dominance of its larger economies
West Africa
