Combining strong technical command with a taste for teaching, debate and ideas, Benoît Chervalier publishes op-eds, working papers and books, and speaks regularly in the media and in international forums.
The book
Ce qu’attend l’Afrique
Local resources, global tensions — éditions de l’Aube. 70 talks, 16 cities, 8 countries, more than 4,000 people met. Now available in English.
Op-eds
Menara · July 2026
Bizweek Africa · June 2026
What Africa is waiting for is the freedom of its own choices
Sika Finance · May 2026
La Tribune · March 2026
African countries must urgently strengthen their own capabilities
Mondafrique · March 2026
What Africa is waiting for: a continent at the heart of the century
Marianne · January 2026
Africa and Europe want to be free and will need each other more and more
Le Temps · December 2025
African and European countries have every interest in joining forces
Public appearances
Africa Days · Mauritius, June 2026
Africa Forward · Kenya, May 2026
IBL · Mauritius, April 2026
Forum L’Opinion · Paris, April 2026
RFI · Paris, March 2026
Éco d’ici, éco d’ailleurs — Europe and Africa, towards a new economic relationship
September 2026 · Paris
June 2026 · Paris
Addleshaw Goddard — French-speaking Africa: opportunities and strategies
May 2026 · Nairobi
May 2026 · Port Louis
April 2026 · Abidjan
March 2026 · Paris
March 2026 · Paris
January 2026 · Paris
January 2026 · Nice
December 2025 · Paris
November 2025 · Bordeaux
October 2025 · Paris
October 2025 · Paris
October 2025 · Brussels
October 2025 · Clermont-Ferrand
September 2025 · Saint-Raphaël
September 2025 · Cergy
ESSEC Geopolitical Institute — opening lecture of the academic year
September 2025 · Paris
August 2025 · Autun
Le laboratoire de la République
What the press says
The full press review — radio, television and print, in France and across the continent.