Sources: Reuters
Provisional results in Benin reveal that the Progressive Union Renewal won 60 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly, followed by the Republican Bloc with 49 seats. Both parties in the National Assembly are part of a coalition supportive of President Patrice Talon. 2026-01-17
Benin's National Assembly, by a 99–19 vote, approves a constitutional amendment that extends presidential and parliamentary term limits from five to seven years and establishes a new senate, pending review by the Constitutional Court. The reform would take effect after the April presidential election. 2025-11-15
Benin's ruling coalition, composed of the Progressive Union Renewal and the Republican Bloc, nominates finance minister Romuald Wadagni as their presidential candidate in the upcoming election. 2025-09-1
Twenty-eight soldiers are killed during a mass shooting in northern Benin near the border with Burkina Faso. 2025-01-8
Two soldiers are killed by an improvised explosive device while riding a motorcycle in Karimama, Alibori, Benin. 2023-12-12
Nine crew members of a Norwegian ship were kidnapped off the coast of Benin. 2019-11-4
Voters in Benin go to the polls for the first round of voting in a presidential election with 33 candidates vying to replace current President Thomas Yayi Boni. 2016-03-6
Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram. 2014-05-17
More than half of politicians in Benin call for impeachment proceedings against President Boni Yayi over his involvement in a Ponzi scheme. 2010-08-20