Back in 1991, as the cold war ended, Benin won the distinction of becoming the first post-colonial country on the continent of Africa to eject its incumbent ruler peacefully at the ballot box under ...

A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail term over campaign breaches and banned him from standing for elections for five years, in the latest case ...

Benin presidential election favourite Romuald Wadagni swept to victory in the country's polls, securing 94 percent of votes, according to provisional results. The electoral commission published the ...

Romuald Wadagni received 94 percent of the vote, according to provisional results. He faces the challenge of a growing jihadist insurgency in the region. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...

Show more Show less An electoral official views early results during counting at a polling station in Porto-Novo Opposition candidate Hounkpe was a rank outsider in the race Official results are not ...