BENIN'S 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

After five days of intense discussions, strategic reflections, and in-depth analyses, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (Céna) concluded its national workshop for evaluating the first general elections in the history of Benin in Parakou. This high-level meeting brought together institutions…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) will hold a national workshop to evaluate the general elections of 2026 in Parakou from June 1 to June 5, 2026. This high-level meeting will bring together all stakeholders in the electoral system to…

The Group for Studies and Research for Democracy and Economic and Social Development in Africa (GERDDES Afrique) extended its congratulations to Romuald Wadagni following his victory in the presidential election on April 12, 2026, in Benin. In a public statement,…

A few days before the presidential election scheduled for April 12, 2026, an election observation mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a series of interviews with the leadership of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission in…

In Benin, the controversy has been mounting since five major trade union centers and confederations decided to back Romuald Wadagni. For some commentators, this stance would be a betrayal of the spirit of the trade union movement. A reading that…

On a tour in Tchaourou and Savè, the Wadagni-Talata duo unveiled several major projects, including the construction of a bridge over the Okpara River and the revival of a sugar factory, with the aim of boosting the local economy. On…

Gathered on Sunday, March 29, for an unprecedented meeting organized by Benin Uni et Solidaire (BUS), more than a thousand Beninese in Nigeria were mobilized and urged to weigh in on the April 12 vote, in favor of Romuald Wadagni.…

In the run-up to the presidential election on April 12, 2026 in Benin, candidate Romuald Wadagni frames his project as a continuation of the economic reforms undertaken in recent years, with a particular emphasis on industrialization and local processing of…

As part of the campaign for the April 12, 2026 presidential election in Benin, candidate Paul Hounkpè highlights an economic vision built around agriculture, industrialization, and inclusive growth. Supported especially by his team, this orientation starts from a clear assessment:…

Driven by an unprecedented popular mobilization, the BUS platform has managed to reconcile Bantè, a municipality long disengaged from the polls, in favor of the Wadagni–Talata duo as the April 12 election approaches. In Bantè, popular fervor has shifted sides.…

The presidential ticket of Romuald Wadagni and Mariam Chabi Talata, representing the presidential movement in the election scheduled for April 12, 2026, will launch its campaign on Friday, March 27 in the town of Kandi, located in the Alibori Department.…

As the April 2026 presidential election approaches, a reality is gradually taking shape in the Beninese political landscape: Romuald Wadagni now faces a political field that is largely locked, where only a few parties not officially aligned with his candidacy…

The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) reminded the press bodies of their legal obligation to inform in the event of changes to the frequency or programming during the current electoral period. In a communiqué dated March 24, 2026,…

Stopped in Sainte Cécile this Wednesday, as part of the operation “BUS AT YOUR DOOR”, the BUS welcomed new passengers. They are members of the Association of Sanitation Actors in the Petroleum Products Sector (AAASPP). A rally that strengthens the…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission has published the official list of polling centers outside the territory for the presidential election on April 12, 2026. The aim is to enable Beninese citizens living outside the country to fully participate in the…

Originally announced for Saturday, March 21, the Les Démocrates party’s National Council will finally be held on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 10:00 in Cotonou. The postponement is twenty-four hours. According to information gathered from sources close to the organization,…

Barred from running in the presidential election on April 12, 2026, the party Les Démocrates grants itself a final window to decide. Gathered on March 13 in Cotonou, its national coordination announced the holding of a national council on Saturday,…

A few weeks before the presidential election on 12 April 2026, Beninese young entrepreneurs and the diaspora demonstrated, on 14 March, an unprecedented mobilization in Sè, in the Houéyogbé commune, at a gathering organized by REJED-Bénin. Their message is clear:…

In a little over a month, the electoral court has cleared the entire backlog arising from the municipal elections of January 11, 2026. An unprecedented achievement that stabilizes the local political scene, while reviving the debate on the timetable for…

Just a few weeks before the presidential election scheduled for April 12, 2026, a notable political defection has been recorded in Benin’s political landscape. Sacca Fikara, a senior member of the opposition party Les Démocrates, has officially joined the list…

The Les Démocrates (LD) party held this Friday its first ordinary session of the National Coordination, resuming the work that had been suspended on March 6. This meeting, marked by major decisions, kicks off a new phase in the party’s…

The opposition party Les Démocrates has announced its willingness to engage with Force cauris pour un Bénin émergent (FCBE), led by Paul Hounkpè, a candidate in the presidential election scheduled for April 12, 2026. This decision follows a meeting of…

A few weeks ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 12, 2026, the Haute autorité de l’audiovisuel et de la communication (HAAC) has formalized a set of rules intended to guide access to and use of the media during…

The arrondissement heads, as well as the presidents and rapporteurs of the standing commissions of the fifth term of the Abomey-Calavi municipality, were officially installed on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The ceremony took place under the authority of the interim…

Gathered this Saturday, March 14, at the Centre Festy Land in Vasseho, Ouidah, local leaders, representatives of associations, and youth representatives launched a call for unity and citizen mobilization ahead of the presidential election on April 12, 2026. Led by…

The National Coordinator of the Benin Uni and Solidarity Platform (BUS) received this Friday morning the leaders of three student organizations. A meeting devoted to presenting the platform’s objectives and to mobilizing the student youth around the candidacy of Romuald…

As the 12 April 2026 presidential election approaches, Paul Hounkpè, the FCBE’s national executive secretary and a declared candidate in the election, calls for mobilizing the opposition forces In a statement released on March 12, 2026 and signed by the…

Gathered on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in the Paris region, several university and political figures officially launched BUS Diaspora. An initiative aimed at mobilizing Beninese abroad behind the candidacy of Romuald Wadagni and Mariam Chabi Talata ahead of the April…

In the communes of Adjarra and Avrankou, the new district chiefs (CA) as well as the presidents of the standing commissions are now known. This step comes after the installation of the new municipal councils, thus marking the gradual establishment…

After the installation of the new municipal councils, the arrondissement chiefs and heads of commissions are now known. After the establishment of the new municipal councils arising from local elections, the various municipalities continue organizing their internal functioning. The arrondissement…