Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Benin’s presidential election next month, a statement confirmed on Tuesday. According to the statement from the office of the former Ghanaian leader, Nana Akufo-Addo will leadContinue Reading

Benin will make full use of China’s zero-tariff policy to expand exports and promote a new pattern of balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade, Benin’s minister of industry and trade said on Wednesday.    Shadiya Alimatou Assouman, the minister, made the remarks at the official launch ceremony for exports ofContinue Reading

 A large boat parade was held Saturday afternoon in So-Ava, about 40 km north of Benin’s economic capital Cotonou, to officially launch the country’s celebrations for International Women’s Day.    Nearly 500 women took part in the 10-km round-trip river parade, departing from the town hall. Singing and dancing toContinue Reading

Voting operations for Benin’s 2026 legislative and municipal elections officially began across the country on Sunday, though slight delays were reported at some polling stations.    At the polling station located at the Vedoko public primary school in Cotonou, the country’s economic capital, Pierre Vihotogbe, a retired civil administrator, castContinue Reading