Benin News News Benin » Politics: Benin presidential election: Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni leads race to succeed Talon
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — On Sunday, voters in Benin participated in a presidential election to select a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is concluding a decade in office. The election comes amid ...
News Benin » Politics: Benin elects new president amid economic growth and political challenges
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Voters in Benin cast ballots Sunday to choose a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after a decade in power, leaving a mixed legacy of economic growth, a ...
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: 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: Rights groups call on 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: Chinese oil major hit by Benin ban on Niger oil exports
Benin President Patrice Talon has prevented the start of oil exports from landlocked Niger because the military government in Niamey refuses to open its border with its southern neighbour. This border ...