Benin News News Benin » Politics: Benin election opens new political chapter as Talon departs power
Benin heads into a decisive weekend vote with power set to change hands after a decade under President Patrice Talon, whose time in office leaves behind both measurable economic gains and deepening ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin's interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
COTONOU, Benin — A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been "foiled," the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. "In the early morning of Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, a small group of ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin: Romuald Wadagni elected president with 94% of the vote
Romuald Wadagni, the candidate of the ruling majority in Benin‘s presidential race, has secured 94.05% of the vote, according to the provisional results announced overnight on 13-14 April by the ...
News Benin » Politics: Rights groups urge Benin political candidates to prioritize human rights
Amnesty International, together with 13 civil society organizations, called on candidates in Benin’s upcoming legislative and presidential elections on Thursday to prioritize human rights protection ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin president visits Niger, Burkina, following coup tensions
Benin's new leader on Tuesday visited neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso, in a sign of easing tensions between his country and the military-led west African states.
News Benin » Politics: Benin calls national 'dialogue' over political crisis
Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday announced a national "dialogue" with opposition parties to calm a political standoff sparked by their exclusion from elections in April. The one day event - ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin's former president Boni Yayi leaves amid political crisis: party
Benin's former president Thomas Boni Yayi was in Togo Sunday having left effective house arrest in the country for health reasons, representatives said, as political crisis grips the nation following ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin’s New President Faces Security Crisis
A police officer and a soldier from Benin stop a motorcyclist at a checkpoint outside Porga, in northern Benin, March 26, 2022 (AP photo by Marco Simoncelli). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin calls national ‘dialogue’ over political crisis
Benin's President Patrice Talon on Thursday announced a national "dialogue" with opposition parties to calm a political standoff sparked by their exclusion from elections in April. The one day event - ...