Romuald Wadagni won the 2026 presidential election in Benin with over 94% of the vote. Wadagni, 50, is a technocrat who became an influential finance minister under Patrice Talon from 2016 until his ...

Romuald Wadagni, who was elected president of Benin in the April 12 election, was sworn in on Sunday at the Congress Palace in Cotonou, the country's economic capital. The ceremony brought together ...

Former finance minister sworn in with a 94% mandate, succeeding mentor Patrice Talon after a decade of economic reform COTONOU Romuald Wadagni was sworn in as President of Benin on Sunday, May 24, in ...

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Benin approved its 2026-2035 National Development Plan as the first phase of the country’s Vision 2060 strategy. The government aims to increase the industrial sector’s contribution to the economy to ...

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Romuald Wadagni will be sworn in on 24 May following his election on 12 April for a seven-year term as Benin’s president. As ...

After a decade at the helm of Benin, President Patrice Talon is preparing to hand over power this Sunday, 24 May 2026.

Demonstrators wave the national flag and hold a banner bearing the image of Laurent Gbagbo during a demonstration in Abidjan, ...

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-long term marked by economic ...