Jean-Hugues Houinsou: the Beninese architect fixing African payments
FeexPay SAFounder of FeexPay, Benin’s first fintech licensed by the BCEAO.
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Fathnelle Djihouessi: Beninese leather as a signature
FathNell MaroquinerieHandmade bags, shoes, belts and accessories: leather in all its forms.
Aimée Ogouma: structuring, enhancing and positioning local SMEs
Mark’Éthic (SENS Bénin group)She helps Beninese SMEs structure their offer and access markets…
Benin: the business creation dashboard (2024-2026)
Business start-ups, legal forms, women’s entrepreneurship, macroeconomic growth: the key figures to know to understand Benin’s economic momentum, compiled from…
The 15 organisations accredited by Sèmè City: the new map of entrepreneurship support in Benin
For the first time in West Africa, the Beninese state is investing directly in the organisations that support entrepreneurs rather than in…
Elisée N. Ditcharé: building Africa from Abomey-Calavi
L’Envol — third place and coworking spaceCo-founder of L’Envol, he has been supporting young people and project leaders since 2012,…
Doing business in Benin: leaving the informal economy, financing growth, structuring support
More than 80% of Beninese economic units still operate informally. Between new financing schemes and the professionalisation of incubators, the state…
7% growth: Benin, the most dynamic economy in WAEMU in 2026
While growth is slowing in sub-Saharan Africa, Benin is confirming its trajectory. An analysis of the drivers, risks and macroeconomic balances…
GDIZ: inside the new industrial zone reshaping Benin
In Tangbo, in the commune of Zè, the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) has in just a few years become the symbol of…
Diaspora and people of African descent: how Benin is turning memory into opportunity
Between the right of return, heritage tourism and openness to diaspora investors, Benin is building an unprecedented policy of reconciliation with…