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The President of Benin, Patrice Talon, is the favourite to take over the presidency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).

Beninese lawyer Joël Aïvo who unsuccessfully ran for the country’s presidency and two other co-accused have received heavy sentences of ten years in prison by the Court of Repression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET).

The artworks will undergo a three-month acclimatization to avoid any thermal shock, before being displayed in rooms accessible to the public.

Bollore Port has continued with a comprehensive vaccination campaign to tackle the possible spread of coronavirus among its teeming workforce, APA can report.

A subsidiary of the Moroccan group Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) has opened a new Prestige branch dedicated to private customers in the CENSAD Airport area in Cotonou, according to a note sent to APA on Tuesday.

Rose-Marie Honorine Vieyra died at the age of 87 on Sunday 25 July at her home in Cotonou.

Bénin Terminal signed a partnership agreement in Cotonou on 1 April 2021 with the Beninese start-up Green Keeper Africa the aim of which is roll out GKSORB, the first industrial absorbent produced in Africa using hyacinth water, at its facilities at the Port of Cotonou.

Emmanuel Tiando, chairman of the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA), on Tuesday announced victory for incumbent president Patrice Talon with 86.37 percent of the votes.

Mathias Hounkpe, a Beninese researcher and Administrator of the political governance program at the non-governmental organization Osiwa, analyzes for APAnews, the challenges facing the presidential election to be held on Sunday in Benin.

The president of Benin Patrice Talon, candidate for the April 11 presidential election, showed determination to perpetuate his economic achievements, including the energy sector, where he managed to propel the country towards energy self-sufficiency