Sources: Reuters
Romuald Wadagni is sworn in as the president of Benin, succeeding Patrice Talon. 2026-05-24
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
Citizens in Benin vote to elect the 109 members of the National Assembly more than one month after a thwarted coup attempt. 2026-01-11
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
Fifteen people are killed after unidentified gunmen open fire at a farm in Kérou, Benin. 2023-05-1
At least 22 people are killed and 21 injured when a bus crashes near Dassa-Zoumé, Collines Department, Benin. 2023-01-29
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