The new ambassador of Benin to Niger, Gildas Habib Bignon Agonkan, appointed to this post since June 14, 2023, was finally able to present his credentials to the Nigerien authorities on August 6, 2024.According to the Nigerien Press Agency, it was in the presence of his closest collaborators that the Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, received a figurative copy of the letters accrediting Gildas Habib Bignon Agonkan as Benin's ambassador to Niger.Mr. Agonkan was appointed a month before General Abdourahamane Tiani came to power in Niamey. Since this event, relations between Benin and Niger have become strained due to the position of Beninese President Patrice Talon, a supporter of repressive measures against Niger and against Tiani's power.Source : Burkina Information Agency
Strengthening Regional Integration: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Holds High-Level Dialogue and Sensitisationat Noépé-Akanu Joint Border Post
Kinshasa: The ECOWAS Commission on August 13, 2026, engaged border officials, cross-border traders, transporters, and other key stakeholders, including women and youth from Benin, Ghana, and Togo, in a High-Level Dialogue and Sensitisation at the Noép…
August 18, 2026