Benin’s opposition party, Les Démocrates (The Democrats), is convening its National Council on October 12 in Abomey-Calavi to ...

Benin goes to the polls Sunday for a legislative ballot marked by the opposition's electoral return following a de facto ban four years ago. The 2019 vote was marked by deadly repression, historically ...

COTONOU, Benin, March 23 -- Even before voters in this tiny West African country went to the polls this week to choose a president, the outcome of the election was all but decided and Benin's image as ...

Benin's former president Thomas Boni Yayi on Wednesday threw his weight behind the country's political opposition as they called for a united front at upcoming elections. Benin's President Patrice ...

Supporters of Reckya Madougou gather outside the court in Porto-Novo - Copyright AFP Yanick Folly Supporters of Reckya Madougou gather outside the court in Porto-Novo ...

COTONOU, Jan 11 (Reuters) - An opposition party in Benin won enough votes in a legislative vote last week to join the two ruling parties in parliament, although they retained a firm majority, the ...

Benin's opposition won 28 seats in Sunday's election but the Democrats party has rejected the results claiming fraud. - Copyright AFP Juan Carlos CISNEROS Benin's ...

On 11 January 2023, Benin's Autonomous National Electoral Commission (Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome: CENA) announced the preliminary results of the 2023 parliamentary election that was held ...

Niger’s ruling junta ended military cooperation with neighboring Benin after it backed a West African force, should diplomacy fail, to reverse the country’s July 26 coup. “Benin has authorized the ...

COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin's prime minister Lionel Zinsou, favoured by the president to succeed him in next month's election, received a boost on Saturday when the leading opposition party also named ...

Benin's main opposition on Thursday rejected the results of this week's parliamentary election, claiming vote buying and fraud allowed allies of President Patrice Talon to win a majority of... Already ...