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 ...

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 ...

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension.

After a decade in Office, the Presidency of Benin leader Patrice Talon is drawing to a close, with the outgoing Head of State ...

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.

As it is often said in this business, ‘the medium is the news’. Going by this axiom, I don’t think there is any Nigerian politician who is today more eminently qualified to speak on diversion of ...

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo used his platform in the 4th edition of the Renaissance Festival in the town of ...

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 ...

Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.

COTONOU, Benin(AP) — Benin 's Constitutional Court on Thursday confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West African country's weekend election. Wadagni, ...