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[allAfrica] Africa's industrial moment is not waiting for more money. It is waiting for the right kind of capital, structured correctly, sequenced intelligently and deployed at the right stage of a project's life. Afreximbank's Oluranti Doherty explains why the continent's financing problem is, in reality, a coordination problem.

[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Beninese President Romuald Wadagni to take decisive measures to protect press freedom, in a letter marking his first 100 days in office.

[Bird Story Agency] Benin is using its position as West Africa's largest cotton producer to pursue a bigger economic prize: processing more of what it grows at home. At the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ), cotton is being turned into fabrics and garments, creating jobs and retaining value that previously left the country with the trade of raw fibres. Its progress offers an emerging model for industrialisation for the continent.

[Vanguard] I joined representatives of the Delta State Government, Commissioner for Works (Rural Road), and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), led by the Chairman, Mr Chiedu Ebie, Esq., and the Managing Director/CEO, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, PhD, and other relevant stakeholders at Amukpe Roundabout, Sapele, for the flag-off of the emergency intervention and rehabilitation of failed sections of the Benin-Sapele-Effurun Expressway.

[CAF] Nigeria's Edo Queens and Ghana's Ampem Darkoa Ladies have secured their places in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Women's Champions League qualifiers after maintaining perfect records through their opening two matches in Ouagadougou.

[MFWA] Beninese cyber activist Steve Amoussou was released from prison on August 20, 2026, after serving a two-year sentence for allegedly creating and managing a Facebook page critical of former President Patrice Talon's government.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Benin President Romuald Wadagni will take part in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Conference on strengthening conflict prevention mechanisms in Africa, scheduled to take place in Luanda on 29 and 30 August.

[RFI] Singer Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - telling RFI the honour represented "a door opening" at a time of global turmoil.

[Capital FM] Legendary Beninese singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo has made history by a receiving a star on the Hollywood Boulevard, during an induction ceremony took place on August 18, 2026, at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard (across from the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel) in Los Angeles.

[Vanguard] Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo is set to become the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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