COTONOU, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Voters in Benin went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election seen as a test of democracy as opposition parties are back on the ballot after boycotting or being ...

President Patrice Talon of Benin arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Nov. 9, 2021 (AP photo by Michel Euler). Benin was once regarded as one of West Africa’s “beacons of democracy.” But the ...

COTONOU, April 13 (Reuters) - President Patrice Talon has won re-election in Benin, with 86% of the votes in the first round of a ballot boycotted by some opposition parties, provisional results ...

Benin has joined a growing list of African countries where military officers have seized power since 2020. The military takeover lasted several hours on Sunday before officials announced it was foiled ...