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Benin's Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over 94% of votes

FILE PHOTO: Romuald Wadagni, Benin's finance minister and the ruling party candidate for the presidential election, waves to supporters during a campaign rally ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 12, in Cotonou, Benin, April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou/ File Photo

Opposition candidate concedes defeat to Wadagni in Benin presidential race

Presidential candidate Paul Hounkpe of FCBE (Force Cauris pour un Benin Emergent) votes during the presidential election, at a polling station in Bopa, Benin April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win

Romuald Wadagni, Benin's finance minister and the ruling party candidate for the presidential election, waves alongside running mate and Vice President of Benin, Mariam Chabi Talata, at a campaign rally ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 12, in Cotonou, Benin, April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election

Romuald Wadagni, Benin's finance minister and the ruling party candidate for the presidential election, waves after presenting his platform in Cotonou, Benin March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Benin presidential candidate vows new police forces to fight jihadists

Romuald Wadagni, Benin's finance minister and the ruling party candidate for the presidential election, shakes hands with supporters after presenting his platform in Cotonou, Benin March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Palestine cancel friendlies in Morocco amid Middle East travel disruption

Militants kill 15 soldiers in northern Benin attack, army says

Benin opposition fails to secure seats in parliamentary election

People wait in line to cast their vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Cotonou, Benin, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Charles Placide Tossou

Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora, with help from Spike Lee

Isaline Attely (3rd from R), an Afro-descendant from Martinique, and other Afro-descendants, who obtained their Beninese nationality, pose for a photograph with Benin's Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari and other Beninese officials, during a naturalisation ceremony in Cotonou, Benin, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/Charles Tossou Placide

Egypt not among the Afcon favourites but will keep fighting, says Mohamed Salah

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Egypt v Benin - Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco - January 5, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.