France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) next to Benin's President Romuald Wadagni (L) watches Benin's Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy and Finance Hugues Oscar Lokossou (2nd-L) shaking hands with France's Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency (AFD) Christophe Lecourtier (R), as French Ambassador to Benin Nadege Chouat (2nd-R) looks on, during a signature ceremony at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on October 5, 2026. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)