Benin Sells $850 Million of Bonds as Sentiment Brightens

Benin's President Patrice Talon

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

Benin priced Africa’s first foreign-currency bond of the year on Thursday, a day after it postponed the offering because of market volatility.

Debt markets worldwide have picked upBloomberg Terminal as concerns, including US actions tied to Greenland, have receded, supporting gains across global assets.