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An opposition party in Benin won enough votes in a legislative vote last week to join the two ruling parties in parliament, although they retained a firm majority, the electoral commission announced on Wednesday.

Cotonou (AFP) - Benin voted for a new parliament on Sunday with opposition candidates authorised to stand for the first time in four years under President Patrice Talon, although turnout was muted.

Voters in Benin went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election seen as a test of democracy as opposition parties are back on the ballot after boycotting or being excluded from the most recent presidential and legislative votes.

Officials from France, the United States, and Russia have been visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African leaders for their stance in the Ukraine conflict. While in Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of waging a "new type of hybrid world…

This week's visit to Benin by French President Emmanuel Macron was marked by the release of 30 opposition figures, imprisoned during the April 2021 election campaign. Macron's host, President Patrice Talon, comfortably won that election, from which the vast majority of opposition candidates were barred.

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged security cooperation and support to Benin as it fights rising threats of extremism

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Benin Wednesday, branded Russia "one of the last imperial colonial powers" for its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine. It's a territorial war, the likes of which we thought had disappeared from European soil.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Benin on Wednesday some eight months after France returned 26 works of art seized by colonial soldiers in Benin in 1892. Thousands of other looted artworks remain in France, and traditional leaders and government authorities in Benin are hopeful that the return of the 26…

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to support Benin by investing in security, education and a new French cultural centre in a joint press conference with Benin’s President Patrice Talon in Cotonou on Wednesday. Macron’s visit to the west African nation comes after French opposition lawmakers warned of an “alarming” increase…

President Macron continues his visit to three African countries to improve relations with former colonies.

Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday ‘proudly’ inaugurated a valuable historic exhibition about Cotonou. The exhibition displays 26 royal treasures to the public after they were returned by France in November, nearly 129 years after they were looted, according to Agence France Press (AFP). This exhibition represents "pride and faith…