Tech: with Sèmè-City, Benin enters the battle of African hubs

Cotonou is about to inaugurate the Sèmè-One building, a start-up incubator with regional ambitions. Abdoul Halim Asouma, the person in charge of the construction of the Sème-One start-up incubator, wanted to make these 4,250 m2 entirely dedicated to research and new technologies, “an innovative and intelligent building”, with low energy consumption, and at the forefront […]

Benin: L’Atelier des Griots helps Cotonians appropriate the public space

In Benin, the Akpakpa Dodomey Enagnon neighborhood in Cotonou is known throughout the country. It has produced a number of soccer players for the national team and has long had a bad reputation. This precarious and cosmopolitan neighborhood has more than 20,000 inhabitants. An NGO, l’Atelier des Griots, which brings together architects and urban planners, […]