Votes have been cast in Benin where the country is choosing a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is stepping down ...

Pan-African and pro-Russian activist Kemi Seba has been arrested in South Africa. Police say they are initiating the extradition process to Benin, where Seba is wanted for alleged incitement to ...

Pro-Russian activist Kémi Séba, who is accused of backing a failed coup in Benin, is due in court in South Africa on Wednesday after being arrested alongside his son.

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

The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.

Benin is one of the few African countries that is invested in offering citizenship to descendants of the enslaved Benin’s President, Patrice Talon, passed a law in September 2024 that gives ...

COTONOU, April 13 (Reuters) - Benin's Finance Minister ‌Romuald Wadagni secured ‌a landslide victory in the West African nation's April 12 presidential election, garnering over 94% of ‌votes, ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent ...