In Cotonou, on March 21st, there was something almost counterintuitive in this packed Congress Palace. Presenting his society project for the upcoming presidential election on April 12th, Romuald Wadagni, the man of great balances, the minister who spent a decade talking about debt, sovereign signature, budget credibility, tax reforms, and fiscal discipline, chose not to focus on finance and debt.
Or rather, to only talk about it indirectly. The finance minister, crowned for the first time as the best African Finance Minister by…
