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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Presidential candidate Paul Hounkpe of FCBE (Force Cauris pour un Benin Emergent) votes during the presidential election, at a ...

Benin's Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won Sunday's presidential election in a landslide victory with 94%. That's according to preliminary results based on more than 90% of counted votes, the ...

Benin's finance minister has won a landslide victory in a presidential election, according to provisional results, keeping the coastal west African country on course after a decade of robust economic ...

COTONOU, Benin — Benin ‘s Constitutional Court on Thursday confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West African country’s weekend election. Wadagni, 49, ...

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 ...

Benin began voting Sunday in the deciding second round of its presidential election, with Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou taking on businessman Patrice Talon for the tiny west African country’s top job.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...