Sources: Reuters
The Constitutional Court declares that the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, including the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc, have won a majority of 81 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly. The parties have been accused of electoral fraud by the opposition Democrats party, who plan to contest the results. 2023-01-12
Citizens in Benin head to the polls to elect the 109 members of the National Assembly. 2023-01-8
A court in Benin sentences opposition leader Reckya Madougou to 20 years in prison after finding her guilty of "financing terrorism". The case has been highly controversial, with a judge in the case fleeing to France and denouncing the case as "entirely politically motivated". 2021-12-11
The Benin National Assembly votes to legalize abortion within the first three months of pregnancy if it is likely to "aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress" or is "incompatible with the woman or the unborn child's interest", becoming one of the few countries in Africa to authorize abortions. 2021-10-21
Benin identifies an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu in Sèmè-Kpodji and Abomey-Calavi near the capital Porto Novo. 2021-08-25
Voting for the second round of Benin's election begins with current President Thomas Boni Yayi stepping down after completing two terms. 2016-03-20
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
A presidential election takes place in Benin, after previously being delayed. 2011-03-13
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