The Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE), which is considered a moderate party, was the only opposition group in the ...

COTONOU, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin party (FCBE), a moderate opposition party, announced on Saturday its decision to join the ruling coalition starting from May 24. The ...

Presidential candidate Paul Hounkpe of FCBE (Force Cauris pour un Benin Emergent) votes during the presidential election, at a polling station in Bopa, Benin April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer COTONOU, ...

Paul Hounkpe, an opposition candidate in Benin's presidential election held on April 12, has announced his resignation from the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin party. In a letter issued Tuesday to ...

An imposing cowrie, poking out of a calabash, looks as if it is flying for a brief moment. After being removed from the façade of a house by a small crane, the imposing sculpture is placed on the bed ...

How Benin's new president ensures inclusive growth, opens civic and political space and rebuilds regional ties will define his term.Romuald Wadagni won Benin's 12 April presidential election with ...

Finance Minister Wadagni was strong favourite Jihadist threat and poverty are major challenges Challenger Hounkpe says GDP growth not helping most people COTONOU, April 13 (Reuters) - The sole ...

Opposition Candidate Concedes Defeat to Wadagni in Benin Presidential Race COTONOU, April 13 (Reuters) - The sole opposition candidate in ⁠Benin's ⁠presidential election, Paul Hounkpe, has ⁠conceded ...